1 (after accident, illness) recuperación (f); restablecimiento (m) (formal); (after shock, blow) recuperación (f); [of currency] recuperación (f); (Economics) reactivación (f) her chances of recovery are not good no tiene muchas posibilidades de recuperarse
best wishes for a speedy recovery he had been given less than a one in 500 chance of recovery by his doctors /complete recovery is not always possible/ due to damage to structures and tissues the shock of the operation delayed his recovery I have heard of several other miraculous recoveries from lupus today's recovery of the pound against the dollar recovery of data that has been accidentally deleted is not possible economic recovery is still a very long way off interest-rate cuts have failed to bring about economic recovery in many sectors of the economy the recovery has started it predicts no early recovery in the housing market
to be in recovery (from addiction) estar en rehabilitación
Carole, a compulsive pot smoker and alcoholic in recovery
to make a recovery recuperarse; restablecerse; she has made a full recovery se ha recuperado or restablecido completamente; prices made a slow recovery las cotizaciones tardaron en restablecerse
he is making a good recovery he made a remarkable recovery from a shin injury United made a recovery in the second half to win 2-1 it looks as if the market is finally making a recovery to be past recovery
to be on the road or way to recovery (Med) estar camino de la recuperación; (Economics) estar camino de la reactivación
she is now out of hospital and well on the way to recovery "/the economy is now on the road to recovery/," said the Chancellor with total conviction he promised to cut losses, strip out old management techniques and put the company back on the road to recovery the recovery of his self-confidence was a lengthy process the abrupt loss and recovery of consciousness the chances of recovery of memory are slight, even when the toxin has cleared from the body for these men recovery of their sexual potential begins with an honest reassessment of their expectations
2 (retrieval) [of bodies, wreck] rescate (m); [of debt] cobro (m); [of stolen property] recuperación (f); (Jur) [of money] recuperación (f); [of property] reivindicación (f); recuperación (f); (Comput) [of data] recuperación (f) of space capsule, satellite
an action for recovery of damages una demanda por daños y perjuicios
a reward was offered for the recovery of the painting an anonymous phone-call led to the recovery of most of the stolen property the increased military presence has resulted in many arrests and the recovery of a large quantity of arms and ammunition the official death toll has doubled to eight with the recovery of four bodies from the Gulf of Mexico the astronauts' successful recovery of the satellite eliminated the need for a dangerous spacewalk recovery of travelling expenses can take up to a month responsibility for recovery of the loans has been taken over by a Swiss company he brought suit against his secretary for recovery of money embezzled from him she has a reasonable prospect of recovery from the insurer
3 (reclaiming) [of materials] recuperación (f) the aim of this process is the recovery of usable metal and glass from waste material