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apoderado

authorized agent

noun ah-poh-deh-RAH-doh Rare

Also means

proxy

Usage Note

Penúltimo is the standard Spanish word for 'second-to-last' and is used in everyday speech far more freely than English 'penultimate'. It is an esdrújula word, stressed on the ú, which the written accent marks (pe-NÚL-ti-mo). The feminine is penúltima. There is a drinkers' custom of ordering la penúltima rather than la última ('the last one'), a half-joking refusal to admit the night is ending.

Examples

"El apoderado firmó el contrato en su nombre."

Natural Translation

The authorized agent signed the contract on his behalf.

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