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palabra meaning in English

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palabra noun
{f}

call [calls](right to speak)
noun
[UK: kɔːl] [US: ˈkɒl]

floor [floors](right to speak)
noun
[UK: flɔː(r)] [US: ˈflɔːr]
You have the floor now. = Ahora tienes la palabra.

voice [voices](language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion)
noun
[UK: vɔɪs] [US: ˌvɔɪs]

palabra afectuosa noun
{f}

term of endearment(word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection)
noun

palabra aguda noun
{f}

oxytone(word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable)
noun

palabra cariñosa noun
{f}

term of endearment(word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection)
noun

palabra cenemática noun
{f}

function word [function words]noun

palabra clave noun
{f}

keyword [keywords](word used as a key to a code)
noun
[UK: ˈkiː.wɜːd] [US: ˈkiː.ˌwərd]

palabra clave noun
{m}

password(computing: string of characters known only to a user)
noun
[UK: ˈpɑː.swɜːd] [US: ˈpæ.ˌswərd]

palabra compuesta noun
{f}

compound word(word composed of others)
noun
[UK: kəm.ˈpaʊnd ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈkɑːm.paʊnd ˈwɝːd]

palabra de afecto noun
{f}

term of endearment(word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection)
noun

palabra de honor adjective

strapless(without straps)
adjective
[UK: ˈstræ.pləs] [US: ˈstræ.pləs]

palabra de honor noun
{f}

word of honor(a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːd əv ˈɒ.nə] [US: ˈwɝːd əv ˈɑː.nər]

palabra de matrimonio noun
{f}

betrothal [betrothals](mutual promise)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈtrəʊ.ðəl] [US: bɪˈtro.ʊ.ðəl]

palabra de moda noun

buzzword [buzzwords](word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌz.wɜːd] [US: ˈbʌz.wərd]

Palabra de Sabiduría proper noun

Word of Wisdom(The health code in the Doctrine and Covenants.)
proper noun

palabra del honor noun
{f}

word of honor(a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːd əv ˈɒ.nə] [US: ˈwɝːd əv ˈɑː.nər]

palabra fantasma noun

ghost word(fictitious or erroneous word)
noun

palabra funcional noun
{f}

function word [function words]noun

palabra gramatical noun
{f}

function word [function words]noun

palabra llana noun
{f}

paroxytonenoun
[UK: pˈarəksˌɪtəʊn] [US: pˈærəksˌɪtoʊn]

palabra léxica noun
{f}

content word [content words]noun
[UK: kən.ˈtent ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈkɑːn.tent ˈwɝːd]

palabra mágica noun
{f}

magic word(word with magical effect)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈwɝːd]

palabra pleremática noun
{f}

content word [content words]noun
[UK: kən.ˈtent ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈkɑːn.tent ˈwɝːd]

palabra por palabra adverb

verbatim(word for word)
adverb
[UK: vɜː.ˈbeɪ.tɪm] [US: vər.ˈbeɪ.təm]

palabra principal noun
{f}

headword(word used as the title of a section)
noun
[UK: ˈhe.dwɜːd] [US: ˈhe.dwɝːd]

palabra tierna noun
{f}

term of endearment(word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection)
noun

palabras cruzadas noun
{f}

crossword [crosswords](word puzzle)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɒ.swɜːd] [US: ˈkrɒ.ˌswərd]

palabras mayores noun

something else(exceptional, out of the ordinary, unusual)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ els] [US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈels]

a palabras necias phrase

sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me(a response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference)
phrase

al pie de la palabra adjective

word-for-word(Using exactly the same words as were originally used)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɜːd fɔː(r) ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈwɝːd ˈfɔːr ˈwɝːd]

arrastrar las palabras verb

slur [slurred, slurring, slurs](to articulate poorly)
verb
[UK: slɜː(r)] [US: sˈlɝː]

buscapalabras noun
{f}

word search(a word game)
noun

de palabra preposition

of one's word(that keeps promises and tells the truth)
preposition

Diez Palabras proper noun
{f-Pl}

Ten Commandments(religious ten commandments)
proper noun
[UK: ten kə.ˈmɑːnd.mənts] [US: ˈten kə.ˈmænd.mənts]

don de palabra noun

gift of the gab(ability to talk readily)
noun

en otras palabras preposition

in other words(stated or interpreted another way)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ˈʌð.ə(r) ˈwɜːdz] [US: ɪn ˈʌð.r̩ ˈwɝːdz]

en pocas palabras adverb

in a nutshell(in summary)
adverb
[UK: ɪn ə ˈnʌt ʃel] [US: ɪn ə ˈnʌ.ˌtʃel]

en toda la extensión de la palabra adverb

in every sense of the wordadverb

faltar a la palabra verb

renege [reneged, reneging, reneges](break a promise or commitment)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈneɪɡ] [US: rə.ˈnɪɡ]

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