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Meaning of "intención" in the Spanish dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTENCIÓN

La palabra intención procede del latín intentĭo, -ōnis.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INTENCIÓN IN SPANISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTENCIÓN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
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Intención is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTENCIÓN MEAN IN SPANISH?

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intención

Intentionality

Intencionalidad

Intentionality is a philosophical term that refers to the property of facts with reference of the mind by which it indicates, refers or is directed to an object. It is an issue that has taken on a prominent role since the second half of the twentieth century, and is at the root of the phenomenological current, and, later on, is also present in the philosophy of language and mind. Intencionalidad es un término filosófico que se refiere a la propiedad de los hechos con referencia de la mente por los que ésta indica, hace referencia o se dirige a un objeto. Es un tema que ha tomado relevancia desde la segunda mitad del siglo XX, y está en la raíz de la corriente fenomenológica, y, más tardíamente, está presente también en la filosofía del lenguaje y de la mente.

Definition of intención in the Spanish dictionary

The first definition of intention in the dictionary of the real academy of the Spanish language is determination of the will in order to an end. Another meaning of intention in the dictionary is the intention to apply a prayer, a mass or other act of worship in favor of a particular person or the attainment of a spiritual or temporal good. Intention is also harmful instinct that some animals discover, unlike what is generally observed in their species. Horse, bull of intention. La primera definición de intención en el diccionario de la real academia de la lengua española es determinación de la voluntad en orden a un fin. Otro significado de intención en el diccionario es designio de aplicar una oración, una misa u otro acto del culto en favor de una persona determinada o de la consecución de un bien espiritual o temporal. Intención es también instinto dañino que descubren algunos animales, a diferencia de lo que se observa generalmente en los de su especie. Caballo, toro de intención.
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SPANISH WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTENCIÓN


asunción
a·sun·ción
atención
a·ten·ción
canción
can·ción
contención
con·ten·ción
convención
con·ven·ción
defunción
de·fun·ción
detención
de·ten·ción
disfunción
dis·fun·ción
distinción
dis·tin·ción
extinción
ex·tin·ción
función
fun·ción
intervención
in·ter·ven·ción
invención
in·ven·ción
mantención
man·ten·ción
mención
men·ción
obtención
ob·ten·ción
prevención
pre·ven·ción
retención
re·ten·ción
sanción
san·ción
subvención
sub·ven·ción

SPANISH WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTENCIÓN

intemporalidad
intencionada
intencionadamente
intencionado
intencional
intencionalidad
intencionalmente
intendencia
intendenta
intendente
intender
intensa
intensamente
intensar
intensidad
intensificación
intensificador
intensificar
intensión
intensiva

SPANISH WORDS THAT END LIKE INTENCIÓN

abstención
conjunción
contravención
desatención
disyunción
entretención
exención
extremaunción
hiperfunción
manutención
perención
presunción
pretención
punción
reconvención
redención
sentención
tención
tinción
unción

Synonyms and antonyms of intención in the Spanish dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTENCIÓN» IN SPANISH

The following Spanish words have a similar or identical meaning as «intención» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Spanish synonyms of intención

Translation of «intención» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTENCIÓN

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The translations of intención from Spanish to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intención» in Spanish.

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Translator Spanish - Chinese

意向
1,325 millions of speakers

Spanish

intención
570 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - English

intention
510 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Hindi

इरादा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Spanish - Arabic

نية
280 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Russian

намерение
278 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Portuguese

intenção
270 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Bengali

উদ্দেশ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - French

intention
220 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Malay

Hasrat
190 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - German

Absicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Japanese

意図
130 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Korean

의사
85 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Javanese

niat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Spanish - Vietnamese

mục đích
80 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Tamil

எண்ணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Marathi

उद्देश
75 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Turkish

niyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Italian

intenzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Polish

zamiar
50 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Ukrainian

намір
40 millions of speakers

Translator Spanish - Romanian

intenție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Spanish - Greek

πρόθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Spanish - Afrikaans

bedoeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Spanish - Swedish

avsikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Spanish - Norwegian

intensjon
5 millions of speakers

SPANISH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

intención
intención 
  intent ; intention ; agenda.
 The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.
 The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
 Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
buena intención  
good faith
goodwill [good will]
 The offer shall be accompanied by a certified check for one hundred thousand dollars, as a guaranty of good faith.
 Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
carta de intenciones 
letter of intent
 Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
con buenas intenciones      
well meant
in good faith
well-intentioned
well-intended
well-meaning
in a good way
 I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant.
 If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return.
 As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
 Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.
 His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights.
 How can humans affect the environment in a good way?.
con intenciones desconocidas 
with unknown intent
 However, when the other canoes began to approach the ship with unknown intent, Cartier had 2 cannon shots fired to scare them away.
con intenciones ocultas 
agenda-laden
 While some sites are strictly parody intended or product-promoting, some intentionally lure the unsuspecting into information provided by hate groups or other agenda-laden organisations.
con la intención de         
designing
with an eye toward(s)
intending to
aimed at
purposefully
intended to
in the drive to
in a drive to
in a move to
 In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
 This article presents a summary of the less aparent effects of these developments with an eye toward how these have reshaped contemporary conceptions of the physical book.
 She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.
 In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the 'Neighborhood Pilot Centres' programme aimed at providing a neighbourhood centre to co-ordinate the programmes of other federal agencies in every urban ghetto.
 Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.
 An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.
 The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
 The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.
 In a move to cut costs, Mayor Tavares has proposed slashing, but not eliminating, funds to two bus programs that serve the elderly.
con las mejores intenciones 
best-intentioned
 The answer has eluded the best-intentioned parents who overprotect, overindulge, and overschedule their children's lives.
con malas intenciones 
in a bad way
 But, be aware that everyone will be talking about you (not necessarily in a bad way) because you're the only thing interesting going on.
con segundas intenciones 
loaded
 The author briefly discusses the loaded techno-political issue of micro-informatics technology transfer, and how an international effort could assist in this respect.
declaración de intenciones    [En evaluación de servicios, declaración que una biblioteca hace de los servicios y productos que desea preparar y desarrollar]    
policy statement
statement of objectives
mission statement
purpose statement
letter of intent
declaration of intent
vision statement
 Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.
 Such a statement of objectives may appear narrowly defined in its practices and yet, at the same time, rather sweeping in its assumptions.
 The mission statement is the statement made by a library concerning its provision and development of services and products.
 The author proposes a mission or purpose statement for each library, which explains why a library exists in a community.
 Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
 While it is a useful declaration of intent for primary library users, its lack of an external assessment instrument is an important shortcoming.
 A vision statement describes the ideal situation if the organization could fulfill its utmost wish.
de intenciones desconocidas 
of unknown intent
 Injuries were categorized as unintentional, intentional, or of unknown intent.
dudar de las buenas intenciones de Alguien 
doubt + Nombre + good intentions
 But even her detractors admired her sincerity on the subject and never for a minute doubted her good intentions.
esconder + Posesivo + intenciones  
play + Posesivo + cards close to + Posesivo + chest
keep + Posesivo + cards close to + Posesivo + chest
 I too would like more transparency but when the opposition are such wreckers of every policy I can understand why cards are played close to the chest.
 I think she kept her cards close to her chest, even when Ray asked her about other men she was very cagey and didn't give much away.
esconder + Posesivo + intentions 
hide + Posesivo + intentions
 How long can the empress hide her intentions before the nations enter a needless war?.
estar hecho con la intención de 
be intended for/to
 Notes given in the information note area are restricted to those intended for display in a catalogue or bibliography.
hacer saber la intención de uno 
announce + intention
 Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' - to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
intenciones 
designs
 The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
intenciones ocultas  
hidden agenda
ulterior motives
 This paper looks at the hidden agendas and values that conflict with the concept of cheap, easy-to-get, comprehensive, accurate information.
 From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him - sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives.
intención maliciosa 
malicious intent
 Malicious intent beyond words cannot be taken back.
mala intención 
sinisterness
 But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
mantener + Posesivo + intenciones ocultas  
play + Posesivo + cards close to + Posesivo + chest
keep + Posesivo + cards close to + Posesivo + chest
 I too would like more transparency but when the opposition are such wreckers of every policy I can understand why cards are played close to the chest.
 I think she kept her cards close to her chest, even when Ray asked her about other men she was very cagey and didn't give much away.
ocultar + Posesivo + intenciones   
hide + Posesivo + intentions
play + Posesivo + cards close to + Posesivo + chest
keep + Posesivo + cards close to + Posesivo + chest
 How long can the empress hide her intentions before the nations enter a needless war?.
 I too would like more transparency but when the opposition are such wreckers of every policy I can understand why cards are played close to the chest.
 I think she kept her cards close to her chest, even when Ray asked her about other men she was very cagey and didn't give much away.
poner en entredicho las buenas intenciones de Alguien 
doubt + Nombre + good intentions
 But even her detractors admired her sincerity on the subject and never for a minute doubted her good intentions.
segundas intenciones  
hidden agenda
ulterior motives
 This paper looks at the hidden agendas and values that conflict with the concept of cheap, easy-to-get, comprehensive, accurate information.
 From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him - sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives.
ser la intención 
be the intention
 The effect was unusual, but it was somehow also a shade comic, which was not at all the intention.
ser la intención de uno 
be + Posesivo + intention
 It was not our intention, not indeed is it feasible, to cover every eventuality that will be encountered in producing A/Z index entries.
sin intención 
involuntarily
 Large libraries are thus involuntarily subsidising small libraries = De este modo las grandes bibliotecas están subsidiando de manera involuntaria a las pequeñas.
tener buenas intenciones  
be well-intentioned
mean + well
 He was well-intentioned but weak.
 He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
tener intenciones ocultas 
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
 She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
tener la intención de    [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio meant]
be intended to
intend
mean
 This is not intended to imply that their ideas and views should be forever withheld, but to say that their ideas an views should be subject to the same scrutiny as those of the others.
 The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
 It is not meant to be that.
tener la intención de + Infinitivo 
set out to + Infinitivo
 This paper does not set out to present a historical survey of this topic - it has been covered elsewhere.
tener malas intenciones  
be up to no good
get up to + no good
 His mom could always tell when he was up to no good - it must have been that sixth sense mothers have.
 It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
tener segundas intenciones 
push + Posesivo + (personal) agenda
 She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.
venir con buenas intenciones 
come in + peace
 Christianity has historically been used to hoodwink various peoples into believing that Europeans were coming in peace.

Trends of use of intención

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTENCIÓN»

The term «intención» is very widely used and occupies the 1.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the Spanish dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTENCIÓN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the Spanish literature, quotes and news about intención

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9 SPANISH QUOTES WITH «INTENCIÓN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intención.
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George Bulwer-Lytton
Es difícil decir quién nos hace en la vida más daño, si nuestros enemigos con su peor intención, o nuestros amigos con la mejor.
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León Tolstoi
La única intención de la vida es servir al género humano.
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San Ambrosio
El que pregunta con mala intención no merece conocer la verdad.
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François de La Rochefoucauld
La intención de no engañar nunca nos expone a ser engañados muchas veces.
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Otto von Bismark
Cuando alguien dice estar de acuerdo, en principio, en hacer algo, quiere decir que no tiene la menor intención de hacerlo.
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca
La intención hace el agravio.
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Charles Caleb Colton
Nadie tan aficionado a secretos como aquel que no hace intención de guardarlos.
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Joseph Conrad
Que piensen lo que quieran, pero no pretendía ahogarme. Tenía intención de nadar hasta hundirme ?pero no es lo mismo.
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Albert Einstein
Si tu intención es describir la verdad, hazlo con sencillez y la elegancia déjasela al sastre.

4 SPANISH PROVERBS WITH THE WORD «INTENCIÓN»

Intención es la que sana, que no el palo de la barca.
Tu camisón no sepa tu intención.
La cara bonita y la intención maldita.
Paso corto, vista larga, paciencia y buena intención, que ya te llegará la ocasión.

10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTENCIÓN»

Discover the use of intención in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intención and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.
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Intención
Su libro Intention, publicado en 1957, constituye un estudio sutil, preciso y delicado, casi un trabajo de orfebrería intelectual, en el que analiza diversas cuestiones fundamentales de la filosofía de la acción, centradas en la ...
G. E. M. Anscombe, 1991
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El Experimento de la Intencion
Draws on original experiments as well as research conducted by some of the nation's most prestigious universities to explore a theory that the entire universe is connected by a vast energy field that can be manipulated for the betterment of ...
Lynne McTaggart, 2008
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La Intencion
Luis E Navia. La intención, Fábrica de Realidades La intención, Fábrica de Realidades imos que la conciencia universal es la esencia de todo cuanto existe en el universo. Es el origen, es la sustancia con la que se manifiesta cada aspecto ...
Luis E Navia
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Literature 1
Todo lo que expresamos tiene una intención específica, representa el motivo por el cual el enunciador inicia el proceso de comunicación cuando hablamos, escribimos o emitimos un mensaje; ejemplo: hacer una invitación, pedir un favor,  ...
Arturo Martinez Garnelo
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Procesamiento de información intencional
Desde la psicología de la motivación se analizan los procesos de tipo volitivo que permiten que una intención se mantenga en la memoria hasta que se realiza la acción que la completa. Este proceso de mantenimiento de las intenciones en ...
Juan José García Meilán, 2004
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Desengaños mysticos a las almas detenidas ò engañadas en el ...
Los Eclcíufticos efcrupulofos fobre el allumpto de íi citan , ó no citan ordenados , porque fe divirtieron quando los citaban ordenando , y afu les faltó la intención ; ellos confunden la atención con la intención. El eítar atentos es lo que fe quita ...
Antonio Arbiol ((O.F.M.)), Francisco Asensio ((Madrid)), 1733
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Desengaños mysticos a las almas detenidas o engañadas en el ...
10. eflán ordenados , porque fe divir- divierto, y con el habito que tengo tieron , quando los eftaban orde- de ir al Coro , en lugar de baxar nando , y afi les faltó la intención; « la Saciiíli i, me voy al Coro. En Intetu quid« Ro- fe. de S:rup* Pfal.
Antonio Arbiol, 1772
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De Husserl a Heidegger: la transformación del pensamiento ...
Advirtió este autor que si la verdad, como mantiene la fenomenología, es la realización completa y definitiva de las expectativas suscitadas por una intención signitiva, cabe concluir que la verdad está supeditada a la intención.
Josep Maria Bech, 2001
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Desengaños mysticos a las almas detenidas o enganadas en el ...
Los Eclcüafticosefcrupulofos fobre el aíTumpto de fi eftán , ó no eftán ordenados , porque fe divirtieron quando los eftaban ordenando , y afsi les faltó la intención ; ellos confunden la atención con la intención. Eleftát atentos es lo que fe quita ...
Antonio Arbiol Díez, 1733
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Desengaños misticos a las almas detenidas, o engañadas en el ...
Una cosa es , que no hiciese reflexión, advirtiendo su misma intención , y otra cosa es , que no tuviese intención; W?. y esto se note mucho , por- tr. que suele ser el motivo de •s- confundirse los escrupulosos. Para tener intención no es ...
Antonio Arbiol, Joseph Carrasco, 1784

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTENCIÓN»

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Blancos pican primeros en encuesta de intención de voto
Si las elecciones nacionales fueran el próximo domingo, ¿a qué partido cree que votaría? Esa fue la pregunta que realizó Opción Consultores entre el 29 de ... «El Observador, Aug 16»
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"La intención de respetar el buen juego ya es mucho más ...
Sergio Hernández, entrenador del seleccionado argentino de básquetbol masculino, destacó anoche que "la intención de respetar el buen juego es mucho ... «Télam, Aug 16»
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Bauza: “No voy a convencer a nadie, mi intención es ver si puedo ...
"En las últimas 48 horas leí de todo, pero repito no voy a convencer a nadie, mi intención es tener una charla de fútbol con Messi. Se dijo que tenia vínculos con ... «Télam, Aug 16»
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FA en su peor momento en intención de voto de los últimos 22 años
Si el próximo domingo fueran las elecciones nacionales, el Frente Amplio (FA) lograría 30% de los votos, el Partido Nacional 25%, el Partido Colorado 8%, ... «El Observador, Jul 16»
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El partido oficialista de Nicaragua capta 65% de la intención de voto
El gobernante Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) encabeza la intención de voto rumbo a las elecciones generales del 6 de noviembre próximo ... «El Nuevo Herald, Jun 16»
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Abel Hernández: "Nuestra intención era terminar de la mejor manera"
El jugador de la selección uruguaya Abel Hernández, autor del primer gol en la victoria ante Jamaica (3-0), dijo tras el partido que la intención de su equipo era ... «Deportes RCN, Jun 16»
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Leverón sobre lesión de Messi: "Fue algo accidental y sin mala ...
El defensor al igual que Oliver Morazán, se vieron involucrados sin ninguna mala intención en la acción en la que salió lesionado la estrella argentina y desde ... «Diez.hn, May 16»
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¿Cómo se mueve la encuesta GfK sin Julio Guzmán ni César Acuña?
La repartición de votos sería la siguiente: La primera beneficiada sería Keiko Fujimori, quien recibiría 3,1 % adicional a su intención de voto, obteniendo un total ... «LaRepública.pe, Mar 16»
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La intención de voto hacia CiU en Barcelona cae cinco puntos ...
El Barómetro semestral de Barcelona indica que Barcelona en Comú mantiene el primer puesto en intención de voto aunque, a diferencia de la encuesta de ... «El Mundo, Dec 15»
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Lidera Morena intención de voto en el DF
En noviembre de 2012 el PRD se mantenía a la cabeza de la intención de voto para jefe de Gobierno del DF con 40.9% frente a 3.3% de Morena. A partir de ... «El Universal, Dec 15»

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