judgement

S2 W2

BrE /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ AmE /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/

noun en → es

1 OPINION B1

the ability to make good decisions and form sensible opinions about people or situations

juicio, criterio

  • make a judgement

Collocations good judgement · poor judgement

  • He has good judgement in choosing friends.

    Tiene buen juicio al elegir amigos.

2 LEGAL B1

the decision of a court or judge about the result of a case, especially when it is against someone

sentencia, fallo judicial

  • a judgement in favour of sb/sth

Collocations court judgement · legal judgement

  • The court gave its judgement against the company.

    El tribunal dictaminó en contra de la empresa.

3 CRITICISM B2

the act of criticizing or evaluating something carefully and thoughtfully

crítica, evaluación

  • make a judgement about sth

Collocations judgement on the matter · critical judgement

  • The critic's judgement of this film was very harsh.

    El juicio del crítico sobre esta película fue muy severo.

1 DECISION B2

a decision made by a person or group about what to do in a particular situation

decisión, resolución

  • reach a judgement

Collocations final judgement · judgement call

  • The committee reached its final judgement.

    El comité llegó a su decisión final.

2 BELIEF C1

a strong belief or opinion, especially one that is not based on facts but on feelings

creencia, convicción

  • have a judgement about sth

Collocations personal judgement · strong judgement

  • She has a strong personal judgement that the world is getting worse.

    Ella tiene una fuerte convicción de que el mundo está empeorando.

Idioms

in one's judgement C1

según su juicio, a su entender

  • In my judgement, we should not proceed.

    A mi entender, no deberíamos proceder.

pass judgement on sb/sth C1

juzgar a alguien o algo

  • We should not pass judgement on others.

    No deberíamos juzgar a los demás.

judgement is reserved C1

se reserva el juicio, se mantiene la opinión

  • Judgement on the matter will be reserved until more evidence is available.

    Se reservará el juicio sobre este asunto hasta que haya más evidencia.