adoption

S2 W2

BrE /əˈdɒpʃn/ AmE /əˈdɑːpʃn/

noun en → es

1 LEGAL PROCESS [singular] B2

the legal process of making someone who is not your child officially part of your family

adopción, acogimiento legal

  • an adoption case
  • an adoption agency

Collocations international adoption · open adoption

  • The couple decided to go through with the adoption process.

    La pareja decidió seguir adelante con el proceso de adopción.

2 ACCEPTANCE [singular] B1

the act of accepting or agreeing to something, especially a new idea or practice

aceptación, recepción

  • acceptance of an idea
  • acceptance of change

Collocations public acceptance · widespread acceptance

  • There has been a growing acceptance of renewable energy sources.

    Ha habido una creciente aceptación de las fuentes de energía renovable.

3 STRATEGY [singular] C1

the act of choosing something as a strategy or method to achieve an aim

adopción, implementación

  • adoption of a policy
  • adoption of a new technology

Collocations strategic adoption · early adoption

  • The company's adoption of cloud computing has been very successful.

    La adopción de la computación en nube por parte de la empresa ha sido muy exitosa.

4 ARTIFACT [singular] C1

an object that has been taken from one place and put in another, especially a museum or gallery

adquisición, pieza adquirida

  • museum adoption
  • art adoption

Collocations museum acquisition · cultural artifact

  • The museum's latest adoption is a 20th-century sculpture.

    La adquisición más reciente del museo es una escultura del siglo XX.