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"Plus" is a noun which is often translated as "el más", and "minus" is a preposition which is often translated as "menos". Learn more about the difference between "plus" and "minus" below.
plus(
pluhs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el signo de más (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 plus means you need to add the numbers on either side of the symbol.El signo de más significa que hay que sumar los números a ambos lados del símbolo.
2. (advantage)
a. la ventaja (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).
While her job may not pay a lot of money, it offers her other pluses.Aunque en su trabajo el sueldo no es muy alto, le ofrece otras ventajas.
b. el punto a favor (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 house is small, but one of its pluses is that it comes with a pool.La casa es pequeña, pero tiene como punto a favor una piscina.
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences (e.g., The cat and the dog slept.).
a. además
There are five of us, plus two groups of four each. We'll need a table for 13.Nosotros somos cinco, además de dos grupos de cuatro cada uno. Necesitaremos una mesa para 13.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. positivo
On the plus side, at least you no longer have to pretend that you like his sister.Del lado positivo, por lo menos no tienes que fingir que te cae bien su hermana.
6. (technical) (electronics)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. positivo
Connect the black cable to the plus terminal on the battery.Conecta el cable negro al terminal positivo de la batería.
7. (and up)
a. para arriba
This movie is for people 17 years of age plus.Esta película es para la gente de 17 años para arriba.
8. (in grades)
minus(
may
-
nihs
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (negative)
a. negativo
We won the baseball game! On the minus side, it took 14 hours.¡Ganamos el partido de béisbol! La parte negativa fue que duró 14 horas.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (sign)
a. el signo menos (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 minus goes before the number to indicate that it's a negative.El signo menos va antes del número para indicar que es un negativo.
c. el signo de menos (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).
That's a minus, not a division sign.Ese es un signo de menos, no un signo de división.
a. la desventaja (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 beach here is lovely. The only minus is the large number of mosquitos.La playa aquí está linda. Lo único negativo es el gran número de mosquitos.
