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"Horns" is a form of "horn", a noun which is often translated as "el cuerno". "Halo" is a noun which is often translated as "la aureola". Learn more about the difference between "halo" and "horns" below.
halo(
hey
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lo
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (religious)
a. la aureola (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The halos surrounding the heads of the holy family were of gold leaf.Las aureolas que rodeaban las cabezas de la familia sagrada eran de pan de oro.
2. (astronomy)
a. el halo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The light is refracted through the halo of the planet's atmosphere.La luz se refracta a través del halo de la atmósfera del planeta.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. envolver en un halo
The clock tower appeared haloed in the eerie fog.En la fantasmal niebla, la torre del reloj aparecía envuelta en un halo.
horn(
horn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
c. el cacho (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The handle of the walking stick is carved from horn.La empuñadura del bastón está hecha de cacho.
2. (automobile)
a. el claxon (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When it was announced that the war was over, all the motorists honked their horns.Cuando se anunció que la guerra había terminado, todos los automovilistas tocaban el claxon.
b. la bocina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nick gave a furious blast on his horn. He had been waiting in the car for half an hour.Nick tocó con furia la bocina. Llevaba media hora esperando en el auto.
3. (music)
a. la trompa (F) (French horn)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He plays the horn in the Berlin Philharmonic.Toca la trompa en la Filarmónica de Berlín.
b. el cuerno (M) (instrument made of horn)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The sound of a horn announced that a viking ship was invading the village.El sonido de un cuerno anunciaba que un barco vikingo iba a invadir la aldea.
a. el calzador (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you can't get your shoes on, use a horn.Si no te puedes poner los zapatos, usa el calzador.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. cornear
The crowd gasped as they witnessed the bull horn the matador through the shoulder.La multitud dejó escapar un grito ahogado cuando vio que el toro corneaba al torero en el hombro.
