institution

institución

Organización establecida que suele ofrecer educación, cuidados, servicios públicos o servicios financieros.

En inglés sencillo: An established organization, often providing education, care, public services, or financial services.

• She works for a financial institution.
• The college is a respected educational institution.
• Several public institutions joined the project.

Sinónimos: organization, establishment

Expresiones frecuentes: financial institution, educational institution

institución

Práctica o sistema establecido desde hace mucho tiempo y considerado importante en una sociedad.

En inglés sencillo: A long-established practice or system that is important in a society.

• Marriage is an important institution in many societies.
• The family remains a central social institution.
• They questioned the institution of monarchy.

Sinónimos: custom, practice

Expresiones frecuentes: institution of marriage, social institution

centro, institución

Edificio de una organización, especialmente donde las personas viven y reciben cuidados.

En inglés sencillo: A building used by an organization, especially one where people live and receive care.

• He spent years in an institution.
• The institution has rooms for eighty residents.
• She visited her uncle at the care institution.

Sinónimos: facility

Expresiones frecuentes: in an institution, leave an institution

institución

Lugar o negocio que una comunidad aprecia y respeta desde hace mucho tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: A place or business that has been popular and respected in a community for a long time.

• The bakery is a local institution.
• That old cinema has become an institution.
• Generations of families have visited this much-loved institution.

Sinónimos: landmark

Expresiones frecuentes: local institution, become an institution