What does receta in Spanish mean?

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

The word receta in Spanish means prescription, recipe, recipe, prescribe, recipe for success, follow a recipe. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word receta

prescription

nombre femenino (prescripción médica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En las farmacias, los antibióticos sólo se venden con receta.
In pharmacies, antibiotics are only sold with a prescription.

recipe

nombre femenino (culinaria, de comida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Me prestas tu receta de tarta de manzana?
Would you lend me your recipe for apple pie?

recipe

nombre femenino (figurado (pasos para triunfar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No existe una receta para ser feliz, pero puedes usar el método de prueba y error.
There is no recipe for happiness, but you can use trial and error.

prescribe

verbo transitivo (prescribir una medicina)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le recetaron antibióticos porque tenía una infección.
They prescribed him antibiotics because he had an infection.

recipe for success

(coloquial (fórmula para triunfar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

follow a recipe

locución verbal (cocinar de acuerdo a receta)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro siguió una receta para preparar el postre.

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