| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| witness n | (person giving evidence) | testigo n común |
| | The witness testified in court that he saw the crime. |
| | El testigo declaró en el juzgado que vio el crimen. |
| witness [sth]⇒ vtr | (formally observe) | atestiguar⇒ vtr |
| | The contract signing was witnessed by his friend. |
| | La firma del contrato fue atestiguada por su amigo. |
| witness [sth] vtr | figurative (time, place: be where [sth] occurs) | ser testigo de loc verb + prep |
| | | experimentar⇒ vtr |
| | This city witnessed the destruction of many of its finest buildings during the Second World War. The twentieth century witnessed rapid technological advances. |
| | Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, esta ciudad fue testigo de la destrucción de muchas de sus primeras edificaciones. // El siglo XX fue testigo de rápidos avances tecnológicos. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| adverse witness n | (law: unfavorable witness) | testigo hostil n común + adj mf |
| bear false witness v expr | (lie in court) | cometer perjurio loc verb |
| | The law takes the act of bearing false witness very seriously. |
| | La ley considera el acto de cometer perjurio una falta muy grave. |
| bear false witness v expr | (Bible: lie about [sb]) | dar falso testimonio, levantar falso testimonio loc verb |
| | The sin of bearing false witness is a serious offense before God. |
| | Dar falso testimonio es una seria ofensa ante Dios. |
| bear false witness against [sb] v expr | (Bible: lie about [sb]) | dar falso testimonio contra, levantar falso testimonio contra loc verb |
| | You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. |
| | No debes dar falso testimonio contra tus semejantes. |
| bear witness to [sth] v expr | (testify) | dar testimonio loc verb |
| | This masterpiece bears witness to the ten years of hard work the director put into making it. |
| | Esta obra de arte da testimonio de los diez años de trabajo duro que el director puso en hacerla. |
| bear witness against [sb] v expr | (testify) | testificar contra vtr + prep |
| | | atestiguar contra vtr + prep |
| | A wife cannot be forced to bear witness against her husband. |
| | Una mujer no puede ser obligada a testificar contra su marido. |
| character witness n | (court: testifier) | testigo de carácter loc nom mf |
| | The character witness testified that the doctor was honest. |
| | El testigo de carácter declaró que el médico era una persona honesta. |
| chief witness n | (primary) | testigo principal n común + adj mf |
| competent witness n | (law: capacity to testify) | testigo competente loc nom mf |
| | | testigo capacitado, testigo capacitada loc nm, loc nf |
| disinterested witness n | (law: no personal interest) | testigo sin interés en el juicio grupo nom |
| examination of a witness n | (law: elicit testimony) | interrogatorio de un testigo grupo nom |
eyewitness,
eye witness n | (person who has seen a crime) | testigo ocular loc nom m |
| | | testigo presencial loc nom m |
| | Two eyewitnesses were called to testify during the trial. |
| | Dos testigos oculares fueron llamados a testificar durante el juicio. |
| friendly witness n | (law: testify on behalf) | testigo favorable grupo nom |
| hostile witness n | (law: unwilling) | testigo hostil loc nom m |
| impeachment of witness n | (law: question credibility) | recusación de un testigo nf + loc adj |
| Jehovah's Witness n | (member of religious sect) | testigo de Jehová loc nom mf |
| material witness n | (law: important) | testigo esencial loc nom m |
| reliable witness n | (law: credible) | testigo fiable n común + adj mf |
| subscribing witness n | (law: proof of signature) | testigo firmante n común + adj mf |
| witness for the prosecution n | (law: speaker at trial) | testigo de cargo loc nom mf |
| | | testigo de la acusación loc nom mf |
witness stand (US),
witness box (UK) n | (in a law court) | estrado nm |
| | The defendant lied when he was put on the witness stand. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Que suba el testigo al estrado para declarar. |
| witness statement n | (account of [sb] who saw an incident) | declaración del testigo nf |
| | | testimonio nm |