What does conferencia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word conferencia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use conferencia in Spanish.

The word conferencia in Spanish means talk, speech, conference, meeting, long-distance call, press conference, lecture, three-way conference, three-way conference call, hold a conference, give a conference. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word conferencia

talk, speech

nombre femenino (charla, disertación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La conferencia sobre las nuevas tecnologías fue un éxito de público.
The talk (or: speech) about new technologies was a public success.

conference, meeting

nombre femenino (reunión de autoridades)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La conferencia de presidentes europeos terminó sin acuerdos.
The European Presidential conference (or: meeting) ended without agreement.

long-distance call

nombre femenino (llamada telefónica internacional) (telephone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Voy a poner una conferencia a Chile para tratar unos asuntos de última hora.
I'm going to make a long-distance call to Chile to handle some last minute business.

press conference

locución nominal femenina (para periodistas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dio una conferencia de prensa para informar sobre su decisión de abandonar el equipo de fútbol.
He gave a press conference to announce his decision to leave the soccer team.

lecture

(a cargo de un experto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El vicepresidente dio una conferencia magistral sobre la situación regional.
The vice president gave a lecture on the regional situation.

three-way conference, three-way conference call

nombre femenino (formal (llamada entre 3 personas) (telephone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No me gusta hablar por conferencia tripartita porque termino mareado.

hold a conference, give a conference

(pronunciar una plática)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
María dio una conferencia el sábado pasado.
Maria held a conference last Saturday.

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