Compound Forms:
federal | Federal |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Distrito Federal n | (Latin America: area) | distrito federal nm + adj mf |
| FAA n | initialism (Federal Aviation Administration) (sigla) | FAA n propio f |
| FBI n | US, initialism (Federal Bureau of Investigation) (acrónimo) | FBI nm |
| | Warren works for the FBI and isn't allowed to discuss his work. |
| | Warren trabaja para el FBI y no se le permite hablar de asuntos de trabajo. |
| FCC n | US, initialism (Federal Communications Commission) | FCC n propio f |
| | | Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones n propio f |
| federal agent n | US (law enforcement official) | agente federal loc nom mf |
| Federal Aviation Administration n | US (organization in charge of aviation) | Administración Federal de Aviación n propio f |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation n | US (intelligence agency) | FBI n propio m |
| | | Oficina Federal de Investigación n propio f |
| Federal Communications Commission n | US (agency: regulates communications) | Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones n propio f |
| federal court n | US (law: with federal authority) | tribunal federal loc nom m |
| federal district n | (central government seat) | distrito federal nm + adj mf |
| federal district court n | US (law: trial court) | tribunal federal de distrito loc nom m |
| federal government n | (law: central government) | Gobierno Federal nm + adj inv |
| | | administración federal nf + adj inv |
| federal grant n | US (government subsidy or award) | subvención del gobierno grupo nom |
| | We received a federal grant to fund the entire program. |
| | | subsidio federal grupo nom |
| | Es una organización sin fines de lucro que se mantiene con subsidios federales. |
| Federal Housing Administration n | (house-financing agency) | Administración Federal de Vivienda n propio f |
| federal income tax n | US (tax paid to the federal government) | impuesto federal sobre la renta loc nom m |
| federal judicial circuit n | (law: federal courts) | división judicial federal grupo nom |
| | | distrito judicial federal grupo nom |
| federal judicial system n | (law: federal laws) | sistema judicial federal grupo nom |
| Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service n | US (government agency) | Servicio Federal Estadounidense de Mediación y Conciliación n propio m |
Federal National Mortgage Association,
Fannie Mae n | US (law: government-backed organization) | Asociación Federal Nacional Hipotecaria loc nom f |
| federal offense n | US (crime under US national law) | ofensa federal nf + adj |
| | Most violent crimes like murder are usually dealt with under state law, but kidnapping is a federal offense. |
| | | delito federal nm + adj |
| | La evasión de impuestos es un delito federal. |
| Federal Register n | US (law: journal of federal government) | Registro Federal loc nom m |
| | The Federal Register is the daily newspaper of the Federal government. |
| Federal Reporter n | US (law: case law reporter) | Boletín del Tribunal de Apelación loc nom m |
Federal Reserve Bank,
Federal Reserve n | (US banking system) | Banco de la Reserva Federal loc nom m |
| Federal Reserve Board n | (law: US governing group of banks) | Sistema de Reserva Federal loc nom m |
| Federal Reserve System n | (central banking system of the U.S.) (EE.UU.) | Sistema de Reserva Federal loc nom m |
| Federal Rules of Civil Procedure npl | US (law: code for civil cases) | Derecho Procesal Civil loc nom m |
| federal state n | (country: centrally governed) | estado federal loc nom m |
| federal tax n | (tax imposed by a federal government) | impuesto federal nm + adj mf |
| Federal Trade Commission n | US (consumer protection agency) | Comisión Federal de Comercio n propio f |
| FHA n | initialism (Federal Housing Administration) (sigla) | FHA n propio f |
| FTC n | US, initialism (Federal Trade Commission) | FTC n propio f |
| | | Comisión Federal de Comercio n propio f |
| make a federal case of [sth] v expr | US, figurative, informal (exaggerate [sth]'s importance) | armar un escándalo loc verb |
West Germany,
Federal Republic of Germany n | historical (former European republic) | Alemania Occidental n propio m |