mention

mención

Referencia corta a alguien o algo, hecha al hablar o por escrito.

En inglés sencillo: A short spoken or written reference to someone or something.

• The report contains no mention of costs.
• Her work deserves a mention.
• He received a brief mention in the newspaper.

Cómo se usa: mention of someone/something (There was no mention of the missing keys.)

Sinónimos: reference

Expresiones frecuentes: mention of something, make mention, passing mention

mencionar

Hablar o escribir brevemente sobre alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To say or write something about someone or something briefly.

• Did she mention my name?
• He mentioned seeing you at the station.
• I forgot to mention that dinner is at seven.

Cómo se usa: mention something to someone (I mentioned the problem to my teacher.); mention doing something (She mentioned visiting her sister.); mention that… (He mentioned that the shop was closed.)

Sinónimos: refer to, bring up

Expresiones frecuentes: mention something, mention a name, mention to someone