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How to Say "state-owned entities" in Spanish

The Spanish word forstate-owned entitiesis públicasB1 level.

English → SpanishB1
NounB1formal
When referring to companies or institutions
A simple storybook illustration of a large green sanitation truck collecting trash from a residential bin, representing a public service.

Examples

El presupuesto para las públicas fue aprobado.

The budget for the public services was approved.

Hay que mejorar la calidad de las públicas.

We must improve the quality of the public works/services.

Adjective as Noun

In Spanish, you can often drop the noun if the meaning is obvious. Here, 'públicas' often stands in for 'obras públicas' (public works) or 'empresas públicas' (public companies).

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