English-Spanish translations for patron

• auspiciador
• casero
• cliente
  Junto a los sistemas de financiación de las políticas estructurales, que no son más que salpicaduras de clientelismo, constituye igualmente una incitación al gasto. With structural policy cofinancing systems, which are nothing other than a sprinkling of patronage, it is also an incitement to spending.
• mecenas
  Con la aprobación de la directiva, Europa ha perdido su papel de mecenas del arte. By saying yes to this directive, Europe has had its day as a patron of art.
• parroquiano
• patrocinador
  La creciente concentración de los medios en manos de acaudalados patrocinadores reprime evidentemente el debate abierto. The increasing concentration of media in the hands of wealthy patrons clearly stifles open debate.
  Soy uno de los patrocinadores de una organización irlandesa denominada Women's Aid. I am a patron of an organisation in Ireland called Women's Aid.
  No debemos olvidar que el papel del Estado como patrocinador de la cultura siempre ha sido significativo, pero nunca crucial. We should not forget that the role played by the state as a patron of culture has always been significant, but never crucial.
• patrón
  Si se nos olvida, ahí estará el santo patrón de ambos países, San Jorge, para recordárnoslo. If we forget, our mutual patron saint, São Jorge, is there to remind us.
  Es este día pues el que han escogido como patrón muchos de los países de la Unión Europea. This is the day chosen by many countries of the European Union as the feast day of their patron saint.
  Pienso desde hace mucho que Sísifo es el santo patrón de Europa, y toda esta experiencia así lo demuestra. I have long believed that Sisyphus is the patron saint of Europe, and this whole experience bears this out.
• vecero

Definition of patron

• One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate
• An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble
• A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights
• A padrone
• To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour
• To treat as a patron

Examples

• St. Joseph is the patron of many different places
• This car park is for patrons only.

Related words

• patronize
• patronymic
• patronym
• patronymick
• patroness
• patronising
• patronizing
• patronage
• patronizer