contingent

condicionado, supeditado

Que solo ocurre o es válido si se cumple otra condición.

En inglés sencillo: Happening or being true only if something else happens or is true.

• Payment is contingent on approval.
• Our trip was contingent upon getting enough funding.
• Is the agreement contingent on both sides signing?

Cómo se usa: be contingent on/upon something (The offer is contingent on a satisfactory inspection.)

Sinónimos: dependent, conditional

Antónimos: unconditional, independent

Expresiones frecuentes: contingent on approval, contingent upon funding, contingent on something

temporal, eventual

Que dura un tiempo limitado, especialmente cuando se habla de empleos o trabajadores.

En inglés sencillo: Lasting for a limited time rather than being permanent, especially when describing work or workers.

• The company hired contingent workers.
• Contingent labor helps cover the busy summer season.
• Many members of the contingent workforce lack paid leave.

Sinónimos: temporary, nonpermanent

Antónimos: permanent

Expresiones frecuentes: contingent workers, contingent labor, contingent workforce

contingente, eventual

Que puede suceder, pero no es seguro que ocurra.

En inglés sencillo: Possible, but not certain to happen.

• The event remains contingent.
• Insurance can cover losses from certain contingent events.
• The plan allows for several contingent outcomes.

Sinónimos: possible, uncertain

Antónimos: certain, inevitable

Expresiones frecuentes: contingent event, contingent outcome, contingent circumstances

contingente, destacamento

Grupo de soldados enviado para servir dentro de una fuerza mayor.

En inglés sencillo: A group of soldiers sent to serve as part of a larger force.

• A small contingent guarded the bridge.
• The country sent a military contingent overseas.
• Two contingents joined the peacekeeping force last month.

Cómo se usa: a contingent of soldiers/troops (A contingent of troops arrived to guard the border.)

Sinónimos: detachment

Expresiones frecuentes: military contingent, peacekeeping contingent, contingent of troops

cuota, parte

Parte que recibe una persona o un grupo cuando se reparte algo.

En inglés sencillo: The share of something given to one person or group when it is divided.

• Each town received its contingent of supplies.
• The council calculated the village’s contingent.
• Their allotted contingent was smaller than they had expected.

Sinónimos: share, portion, quota

Expresiones frecuentes: allotted contingent, contingent of supplies