due

previsto, programado

Que debe llegar, ocurrir o cumplirse en un momento determinado.

En inglés sencillo: Expected or required to happen or arrive at a particular time.

• The bus is due soon.
• Our baby is due in May.
• When is the next payment due?

Cómo se usa: due to do something (The train is due to leave at six.); due at/on/by a time (Your report is due by Friday.)

Sinónimos: expected, scheduled

Expresiones frecuentes: due tomorrow, due date, due to arrive, due at noon

debido, merecido

Que se le debe a alguien o que esa persona merece recibir.

En inglés sencillo: Owed to someone or deserved by them.

• You are due some money.
• Give her the credit she is due.
• The wages due to the workers have not been paid.

Cómo se usa: something is due to someone (A refund is due to every customer.); someone is due something (You are due a full refund.)

Sinónimos: owed, deserved

Antónimos: undeserved

Expresiones frecuentes: due to someone, due credit, due respect

debido, adecuado

En la medida necesaria o adecuada para la situación.

En inglés sencillo: As much as is needed or appropriate in a situation.

• Please give this due attention.
• She handled the equipment with due care.
• After due consideration, the committee approved the request.

Sinónimos: proper, adequate, appropriate

Antónimos: inadequate

Expresiones frecuentes: due attention, due care, due consideration, due diligence

exacto, directo

Que señala exactamente el norte, sur, este u oeste, sin desviarse.

En inglés sencillo: In an exact north, south, east, or west direction.

• The island is due north of here.
• Our camp was due west of the village.
• The lighthouse lies two miles due south of the harbour.

Cómo se usa: due north/south/east/west of something (The village is due east of the lake.)

Expresiones frecuentes: due north, due south, due east, due west

directamente, exactamente

Exactamente hacia el norte, sur, este u oeste, sin desviarse.

En inglés sencillo: Exactly towards north, south, east, or west.

• Walk due north.
• The ship sailed due east.
• Are we heading due south?

Cómo se usa: due north/south/east/west (We sailed due west for two hours.)

Sinónimos: directly, exactly

Expresiones frecuentes: due north, due south, due east, due west

cuota

Dinero que se paga regularmente para pertenecer a un club u organización; en inglés suele decirse «dues».

En inglés sencillo: Money you regularly pay to belong to a club or organization, usually called dues.

• Please pay your club dues.
• The union increased its monthly dues.
• Have you paid this year’s membership dues?

Sinónimos: membership fee, subscription

Expresiones frecuentes: membership due, annual due, club due

reconocimiento, mérito

El elogio o reconocimiento que alguien merece por lo que ha hecho o por sus cualidades.

En inglés sencillo: The praise or recognition that someone deserves.

• Give him his due; he tried.
• She finally got her due after years of hard work.
• To give them their due, they admitted their mistake.

Cómo se usa: give someone their due (Give her her due: she worked harder than anyone.)

Sinónimos: credit, recognition

Expresiones frecuentes: give someone their due, get your due, someone’s due

debido a, a causa de

En «due to», indica la causa de algo o el motivo por el que ocurre.

En inglés sencillo: Because of a particular thing or situation; used with to.

• The match stopped due to rain.
• The shop is closed due to illness.
• Due to heavy traffic, we arrived late.

Cómo se usa: due to something (The flight was cancelled due to fog.)

Sinónimos: because of, owing to

Expresiones frecuentes: due to rain, due to something, due to illness