event
1. (=happening) acontecimiento (m)
·this is quite an event!
·¡esto es todo un acontecimiento!
a. in or during the [course] of events = en el curso de los acontecimientos
·in the normal course of events
·normalmente, por lo comúnoun
b. [current] events = temas masculine plural de actualidad
c. to be expecting a [happy] event = estar en estado de buena esperanza
d. to be wise after the event mostrar sabiduría cuando ya no hay remedio
2. (=case)
a. at [all] events
b. in [any] event = pase lo que pase, en todo caso
c. in [either] event = en cualquiera de los dos casos
d. [in] the event ...
(British, Great Britain) resultó que ...
e. in the event [of] ... = en caso de ...
·in the event of his dying
·en caso de que muriese
f. in the event [that] ... = en caso de que + subjunctive
·in that event
·en ese caso
3. (in a programme) nounúmero (m)
(=ceremony) acto (m)
a. [coming] events = atracciones feminine plural venideras
b. [programme] of events (civic) programa (m) de actos
(=shows) programa (m) de atracciones
4. (Sport) prueba (f)