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escrutado

scrutinized

adjective es-kroo-TAH-doh Rare
Communication Speech

Usage Note

Escrutado is the past participle of escrutar ('to scrutinize, to examine closely') used adjectivally. It agrees in gender and number: escrutada, escrutados. In electoral contexts, votos escrutados refers to ballots that have been counted; escrutinio (the noun) means 'scrutiny' or 'vote count.'

Examples

"Cada voto fue cuidadosamente escrutado."

Natural Translation

Every vote was carefully scrutinized.

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