Spanish Conversation · Level 19
90 words
Spanish word
obtención
Pronunciation
IPA/oβtenˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine noungetting
Example
La obtención del permiso tardó mucho.
Getting the permit took a long time.
More examples
La obtención de empleo depende muchas veces de la experiencia.
Obtaining employment often depends on experience.
Core concept
Acquisition following paperwork, approval, or effort.
Common phrases
obtención de información
obtaining information
obtención de empleo
obtaining employment
Similar words
permiso: Official authorization to do or use something, granted by an authority.
licencia: Official permission granted to carry out a specific activity or professional role.
trámite: Administrative application or procedure carried out at offices to obtain permissions.
certificado: Official document that certifies a qualification, status, or factual condition.
Definition in Spanish
Resultado o proceso por el cual algo pasa a ser propio o queda disponible para una persona, frecuentemente tras un trámite, permiso o esfuerzo.
Word origin
The word is formed by adding the nominalizing suffix -ción to obtener, so it names the act or outcome of obtaining, and obtener traces back to Latin obtinēre 'to hold, keep'.
Usage tips
- Commonly appears as la obtención de plus a noun in reports and documents, so expect a noun phrase where English might use a verb.
Other meanings
- acquisitionnoun
- obtainingnoun
Opposites
- pérdidalossnoun
Related words
- obtenibleobtainableadjective
- obtenidoobtainedadjective