em

em(
ehm
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la em
(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).
(F)
The em is scalable and as such is useful in website design.La em es escalable y, por lo tanto, es útil al diseñar las páginas web.
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
abbreviation
2. (electromagnetic)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. EM
The movie was about a terrorist with an EM pulse machine that would destroy all computers.La película se trataba de un terrorista con una máquina de pulso EM que destruiría todas las computadoras.
3. (enlisted man)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el hombre enlistado
(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).
(M)
The military lawyer wanted to know if the accused was an EM or an officer.El abogado militar quería saber si el acusado era un hombre enlistado o un oficial.
4. (enlisted men)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. los hombres enlistados
(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).
(M)
The general ordered 1,000 EM to the front.El general ordenó 1,000 hombres enlistados al frente.
5. (engineer of mines)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. ing. minero
Mr. Grayson, an EM, says there is a gold vein just five meters below the current mine.El ing. minero Grayson dice que hay una veta de oro a cinco metros por debajo de la mina actual.
Copyright © 2025 Curiosity Media Inc.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate EM using machine translators
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of em in our family of products.
Why use the SpanishDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST SPANISH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get conjugations, examples, and pronunciations for millions of words and phrases in Spanish and English.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by our team of experienced English-Spanish translators.

SPANISH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Examples for Everything

Search millions of Spanish-English example sentences from our dictionary, TV shows, and the internet.

REGIONAL TRANSLATIONS

Say It like a Local

Browse Spanish translations from Spain, Mexico, or any other Spanish-speaking country.
Word of the Day
to boo