column

column(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

1. (vertical arrangement)

(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)

You can find the data corresponding to this subject in the fourth column of the spreadsheet.Puedes encontrar los datos correspondientes a este tema en la cuarta columna de la hoja de cálculo.

2. (architecture)

a. la columna

(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 building was supported by three stone columns on each side.El edificio reposaba sobre tres columnas de piedra a cada lado.

3. (journalism)

a. la columna

(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)

He writes a column for the sports section of our newspaper.Escribe una columna para la sección de deportes de nuestro periódico.

4. (military)

a. la columna

(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)

There were five times as many columns of troops on the other side of the battlefield.Había cinco veces más columnas de tropas al otro lado del campo de batalla.

column

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (of building, troops, in newspaper)

a. la columna

(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 story got a lot of column inchesla prensa se hizo amplio eco de la noticia

column [ˈkɒləm]

noun

(gen) columna (f); (in newspaper) columna (f); sección (f)

fifth column quinta columna (f); spinal column (Anat) columna (f) vertebral

modifier

column inch (n)

they gave the news only two column inches dieron solo dos pulgadas de columna a la noticia

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Examples

Phrases

put these words in the correct column	poner estas palabras en la columna correcta
write the words in the correct column	escribir las palabras en la columna correcta
broken column	columna rota
put the words in the correct column	poner las palabras en la columna correcta
spinal column	la columna vertebral