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"Condenado" is a form of "condenado", an adjective which is often translated as "sentenced". "A" is a preposition which is often translated as "to". Learn more about the difference between "condenado" and "a" below.
condenado, el condenado, la condenada(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (legal)
a. sentenced
La mujer condenada mantenía que era inocente.The sentenced woman insisted that she was innocent.
b. convicted
Vi en las noticias que un hombre condenado a cadena perpetua resultó ser inocente.I saw in the news that a man convicted to life in prison turned out to be innocent.
c. condemned
Los últimos momentos de un hombre condenado a muerte deben de ser muy tristes.The final moments of a man condemned to death must be very sad.
a. doomed to
Dicen que quienes niegan la historia están condenados a repetirla.They say that those who deny History are doomed to repeat it.
b. destined for
Ese proyecto estaba condenado al fracaso desde el principio.That project was destined for failure from the beginning.
c. destined to
Habiendo hecho muy poco trabajo y con su consejero de vacaciones en el último semestre, Juan estaba condenado a suspender su tesis.Having done little work and with his advisor on vacation during his last semester, Juan was destined to fail his thesis.
3. (religious)
a. damned
Fue un pecador que no se arrepintió y por eso su alma está condenada.He was a sinner who didn't repent, so his soul is damned.
4. (colloquial) (goddamned)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. damned (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El condenado carro no arranca.The damned car doesn't want to start.
b. damn (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esta condenada humedad pone mi pelo todo ensortijado.This damn humidity makes my hair all frizzy.
c. wretched (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No voy a cuidar más a tu condenado loro; ayer me picó.I'm not watching over your wretched parrot anymore. It bit me yesterday.
d. bloody (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Ese condenado ladrón se llevó mi billetera!That bloody thief took my wallet!
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
5. (legal)
a. convict
El juez hizo levantarse a la condenada y le anunció su sentencia.The judge had the convict stand up and announced her sentence.
b. prisoner
Los condenados van a ser transferidos a una cárcel de alta seguridad.The prisoners will be transferred to a high-security prison.
c. condemned (to death)
El condenado se enfrentaba a un pelotón de fusilamiento.The condemned faced a firing squad.
6. (colloquial) (rascal)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. wretch (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi primo me debe plata, pero ese condenado no quiere pagar.My cousin owes me money, but that wretch doesn't want to pay.
los condenados, las condenadas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
7. (religious)
a. damned
El padre dice que las almas de los condenados se están quemando en el infierno.The priest says that the souls of the damned are burning in hell.
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ah
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Podía respirar a duras penas.He was hardly able to breathe.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡A fregar los platos!Go do the dishes!
¡A la cama!Off to bed!
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me encantaría ganar dinero a espuertas.I would love to earn lots of money.
Llovía a cántaros.It was pouring.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. A
El circuito transporta una corriente de 1 A.The circuit carries a current of 1 A.
La intensidad de la corriente eléctrica se mide en A.The intensity of an electric current is measured in A.
