What does «predicamento» mean in Spanish?
- Dignity, opinion and esteem one has earned by one's works; prestige, influence.
Examples of use in Spanish: "lamentablemente sus magistrales libros han tenido el predicamento merecido tras su muerte".
"en la actualidad no goza de tanto predicamento".
"usted es un hombre informado que tiene mucho predicamento en la sociedad".
- In Logic, each of the ten classes or categories to which, according to Aristotle, all physical things and entities are reduced: substance, quantity, quality, quality, relation, action, passion, place, time, situation and habit.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la cualidad es uno de los predicamentos que establece la lógica".
- Compromised, problematic or difficult situation; predicament, predicament.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Colombia - Mexico
Examples of use in Spanish: "¡mira en el predicamento que nos has metido!".
"para su fortuna, una persona vio el predicamento en el que estaban y pudo dar aviso a la estación de guardacostas".