última dirección conocida
/ultima diɾeɡθjon konoθida/from spelling rules
The English phrase "last known address" is translated into Spanish as última dirección conocida.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of última (last), dirección (address/direction) and conocida (known).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective conocida must be feminine to agree with the feminine noun dirección.
How do you pronounce it?
/ultima diɾeɡθjon konoθida/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word dirección is a contronym that can mean both the physical location of a building and the act of managing a company or project.
- The word dirección is derived from the Latin verb regō, which means 'to rule' or 'to guide' and is also the ancestor of the English word 'regal'.
- The word conocida comes from the verb conocer, which is used for 'to know' a person or place, whereas saber is used for 'to know' a fact or piece of information.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuál es su última dirección conocida?What is your last known address?
- ¿Cuál era tu última dirección conocida?What was your last known address?
- Necesito su última dirección conocida.I need his last known address.
- Esa es su última dirección conocida en el sistema.That is her last known address in the system.
- No encontramos la última dirección conocida del cliente.We did not find the client's last known address.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are working in an office looking at a file.
- Javier¿Tienes la última dirección conocida de Lucía?Do you have Lucía's last known address?
- LucíaNo, Javier, no aparece en el archivo.No, Javier, it does not appear in the file.
- JavierEs muy importante confirmar la última dirección conocida.It is very important to confirm the last known address.
- LucíaVoy a buscarla de nuevo ahora mismo.I am going to look for it again right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
