indicados

Indicados is a term used in Spanish and Portuguese to refer to people who have been indicated or proposed for a role, award, or honor. It can function as a noun (los indicados, las indicadas in Spanish; os indicados, as indicadas in Portuguese) or as an adjective describing the person as someone who has been indicated. The word comes from indicar, meaning to indicate, point to, or nominate.

In Spanish, indicados often appears in contexts related to awards or nominations, for example los indicados al premio means the nominees for the prize. It can also be used more broadly to describe people recommended for a position or task, though more formal terms like candidatos or nominados may be used depending on the context.

In Portuguese, indicados is similarly used to denote people proposed or selected as candidates for a prize, for a public office, or for a position within an organization, as in os indicados ao prêmio or os indicados para o cargo. The term suggests a stage in a selection process and does not by itself guarantee the final appointment or award.

Notes on nuance: indicados generally implies that a process or recommendation has identified certain individuals as potential recipients or candidates. It should not be confused with indiciado or indiciada, a separate legal term in Portuguese (and related forms in Spanish) that refers to someone under investigation or charged, which has a distinct meaning from indicados in the nomination sense.

Overall, indicados is a versatile term used in both languages to describe people put forward as nominees or candidates in various contexts, including awards, elections, and organizational appointments.