el evangelio
evangelio
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USAGE NOTE
This word must begin with a capital letter in the sense shown in 1).
el evangelio(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (religious)
a. Gospel
El sacerdote leyó un versículo del Evangelio de San Lucas.The priest read a verse from the Gospel of Saint Luke.
2. (colloquial) (absolute truth)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. gospel truth
"No todo lo que dice el profesor es el evangelio", dijo uno de los alumnos."Not everything that the professor says is the gospel truth," said one of the students.
b. gospel
Mis amigos consideran que todo lo que digo es el evangelio porque saben que nunca miento.My friends take my words as gospel because they know I never lie.
c. God's honest truth
Confío en sus consejos. Lo que él diga, para mí es el evangelio.I trust his advice. Whatever he says is God's honest truth to me.
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