Spanish Conversation · Level 131
44 words
Spanish word
condicionar
Pronunciation
IPA/kondiθjoˈnaɾ/
Meaning
- verbaffect
Example
El clima puede condicionar nuestras decisiones.
The weather can affect our decisions.
More examples
La publicidad suele condicionar nuestras compras.
Advertising tends to influence our purchases.
Core concept
Circumstances that determine behavior.
Common phrases
condicionar el resultado
influence the outcome
condicionar las decisiones
influence the decisions
condicionar el comportamiento
condition the behavior
Similar words
influir: Influences people or events by nudging opinions or directing behavior.
afectar: Alters a condition or outcome, causing a noticeable change.
determinar: Defines the outcome by setting the essential conditions or rules.
limitar: Confines actions or choices within narrower bounds.
Definition in Spanish
Influir de modo que factores o condiciones determinen o limiten el comportamiento, la decisión o el resultado de algo.
Word origin
From the noun condición (from Latin condicio) plus the verb-forming suffix -ar, originally meaning to make something subject to conditions or dependent on factors.
Usage tips
- Frequently appears as 'estar condicionado por' or 'condicionado por' to say 'shaped or limited by' an external factor and does not mean 'to train' as English 'to condition' sometimes does.
Other meanings
- conditionverb
Opposites
- liberarreleaseverb
- independizarliberateverb
Related words
- condicionamientoconditioningnoun
- condicionalconditionaladjective
- condicionadoconditionedadjective