Learn English Grammar From A–Z
transitive verb
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(event/marriage/arrival) anunciarwe regret to announce … — lamentamos tener que anunciar …- has our flight been announced yet? — ¿han anunciado ya nuestro vuelo?
- the mayor will announce the winner — el alcalde dará a conocer el nombre del ganador
- a fanfare announced the Queen's arrival — una fanfarria anunció la llegada de la reina
- The butler announced the arrival of the Archers' dinner guests for that evening.
- We're going to be announcing some special guests - is that enough of a clue?
- Today, for example, I had to announce a guest conductor - the esteemed Henry Chas.
- In that episode, Newhart hosts a cable TV show and announces a guest who brings on what he describes as ‘the smallest horse in the world.’
- After she had told her tear-jerking story, they announced the second guest: George and the priest.
- I walked through the door as Toby started to announce the next guest.
- The servant preceded him into the receiving hall and Dar heard him announce the guest.
- For reasons you'll understand, we didn't want to announce our next guest ahead of time.
- We reached our destination on the side of the dance floor and watched as the other people were announced.
- I picked up my guitar and walked off the stage as they announced the next person.
- We will meet with the elders at the pavilion and they will then recognize you and announce you to the villagers.
- You could hear the faint sounds of the fans in the stadium and the announcer announcing us over the intercom.
- Some putz suddenly takes the stage to announce me and exclaim excitedly that this was my ‘largest sold-out crowd to date!’.
- Normally this happens at a regional airport after they've announced your flight has been delayed for a few hours.
- Even though the speaker system was obviously working so well, the destination station was not announced.
- They announce the next station, and the train begins to slow down.
- There was the sound of a woman announcing all flights to Tokyo in the background and Eden's eyes widened in understanding.
- Distantly he heard the intercom in the spaceport announce the shuttle was now disengaging maglocks, and any personnel not on board would have to catch the next flight.
- And as she spoke the man who all day long announces on the station that he is sorry to say that a train is running late said he was sorry to say that the 10.25 to Manchester Airport was running five minutes late.
- At the end, the heroes walk triumphantly into the sunset, while some kind of outdoor PA system announces that the ozone layer came back.
- has our flight been announced yet? — ¿han anunciado ya nuestro vuelo?
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(declare)anunciarI'm leaving, he announced — — me voy —anunció- This is his fifth and final World Cup, as he has announced his retirement and intention to spend more time with family.
- Confirmation of this fact was announced by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
- When the Crown Office announced the move, its statement failed to declare the men's innocence.
- Could this attack on their credibility be related to the fact that they've announced that he's unfit to serve as president?
- The statement also announced that a public hearing should be held to hear suggestions concerning the ongoing conservation of the park.
- The Communications Minister Daryl Williams issued a statement only, announcing the changes and welcoming them.
- ‘There is a determination to debate difficult issues in public at an early stage, rather than announcing policies as accomplished facts’.
- Taylor was to address a joint session of Congress yesterday to officially declare his intention to resign and announce a successor.
- Lisa, 26, had booked her wedding before Mr Holt announced his intention to retire.
- The man who chose, on the evening his party conference ended, to announce his intentions on television, sees himself as a president, not as a party leader.
- As a matter of fact I had announced my intentions of stepping down after the World Cup at a press conference before we left for South Africa.
- The simple fact of announcing his intention to proclaim emancipation back in September had created more public anger than Lincoln had anticipated.
- In his first public statement since announcing his retirement from sumo, Musashimaru said Sunday he was unable to uphold the responsibility of a grand champion.
- In recent days around 70 specialists have quit or announced their intention to quit public hospital positions.
- In a surprise statement last week, the European Commission announced its intention to water down the rules.
- Yet so disillusioned was he with the direction of the side under John Hart that he announced his intention to retire at the end of the season.
- Tesco, which bought the One Stop chain nearly two years ago, announced its intention in May to close the post office as it needed more retail space.
- Mandela has cut back significantly on public appearances since announcing his formal retirement in June to spend more time with his family.
- Two well-known shopkeepers in Kirkby Lonsdale have announced their intention to retire from their traditional village shop.
- In a statement issued last week announcing his intention to voluntarily report to the U.S. military, Jenkins said he had intended to surrender since the day he arrived in Japan.
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(guest) anunciarplease announce yourself at reception when you arrive — tenga la bondad de presentarse en recepción al llegar4
(foretell)anunciarblack clouds announced rain — nubarrones anunciaban lluvia5US
Radio Televisioncomentar
intransitive verb
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Radio Televisionshe announces on the Voice of America — es locutora de la Voice of America2
(declare candidacy)to announce for sth — anunciar su (or mi etc.) candidatura a algo
