English–Spanish
“delegate” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/deleˈɣaɾ/
Example
Voy a delegar esta tarea a Juan.
I am going to delegate this task to Juan.
How to say “delegate” in Spanish
“Delegate” in Spanish is delegar.
A baton passed to a deputy who will act on someone's behalf.
Example sentences with delegar
En la reunión decidimos delegar responsabilidades entre varios departamentos.
At the meeting we decided to delegate responsibilities among several departments.
Tips for using delegar
- Spanish often uses delegar en alguien to stress entrusting a person, while delegar algo a alguien or delegar la tarea highlights the specific duty and its accompanying authority.