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"Gótico" is a noun which is often translated as "Gothic", and "siniestro" is an adjective which is often translated as "sinister". Learn more about the difference between "gótico" and "siniestro" below.
el gótico(
goh
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tee
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koh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. Gothic
El gótico y el románico son estilos totalmente differentes.Gothic and Romanesque are completely different styles.
2. (language)
a. Gothic
El gótico fue una lengua germánica que ya no existe.Gothic was a Germanic language which does not exist anymore.
a. Goth
Los góticos se caracterizan por su estética oscura.Goths are characterized by their dark aesthetics.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. Gothic
Las agujas y torres son características de las catedrales góticas.Spires and towers are characteristic of Gothic cathedrals.
6. (literature)
a. Gothic
Las novelas góticas a menudo transcurren en castillos.Castles are a usual setting for Gothic novels.
siniestro, el siniestro(
see
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nyehs
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troh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (wicked)
a. sinister
Ese hombre me asusta; tiene una apariencia siniestra.That man frightens me; he has a sinister look.
El ladrón me echó una sonrisa siniestra y se echó a correr.The thief gave me a sinister smile and ran off.
b. evil
La policía descubrió los siniestros planes de los terroristas.The police uncovered the terrorists' evil plans.
2. (disastrous)
a. fateful
Quisiera olvidarme del día siniestro en que ninguna universidad a la que solicité me aceptó.I'd like to forget the fateful day on which I got rejected from every school I applied to.
3. (literary) (sinistral)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. left
Su hijo se sentó a su mano diestra, y su hija a su siniestra.His son sat at his right side, and his daughter at his left.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
4. (calamity)
a. disaster
Después que pasó el huracán, el gobierno evaluó la magnitud del siniestro.After the hurricane passed, the government assessed the magnitude of the disaster.
b. catastrophe
La Cruz Roja está ayudando a las víctimas del siniestro.The Red Cross is helping the victims of the catastrophe.
5. (collision)
a. accident
Los socorristas finalmente llegaron al lugar del siniestro del avión.The emergency workers finally arrived at the site of the airplane accident.
