clause

cláusula

Parte de un documento legal que establece una regla, condición o acuerdo.

En inglés sencillo: A separate section of a legal document that states a rule, condition, or agreement.

• Read this clause carefully.
• They added a clause about late payments.
• Does the contract contain a clause allowing you to cancel?

Cómo se usa: a clause in something (A clause in the lease forbids keeping pets.)

Sinónimos: provision, section

Expresiones frecuentes: contract clause, special clause, clause in something

cláusula, proposición

Grupo de palabras, normalmente con sujeto y verbo, que forma una oración o parte de ella.

En inglés sencillo: A group of words usually containing a subject and a verb, forming a sentence or part of one.

• This sentence has two clauses.
• The main clause can stand alone.
• Underline the verb in each clause.

Sinónimos: sentential, sentence

Expresiones frecuentes: main clause, relative clause, subordinate clause, independent clause