verbo
verbo
USAGE NOTE
This word must begin with a capital letter in the sense shown in 4).
verbo(
behr
-
boh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (grammar)
2. (formal) (style)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. language
Reconocí que era una obra de Shakespeare por su verbo.I knew it was one of Shakespeare's works from the language.
b. speech (spoken)
No es un hombre adinerado, pero su verbo revela que es de buena familia.He's not a wealthy man, but it's clear from his speech that he comes from a good family.
c. diction (literature)
Homero nos presenta su visión de la naturaleza a través de un verbo poético.Homer uses poetic diction to present us with his vision of nature.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Es un orador de verbo muy fluido.He's a very articulate speaker.
La casera era una señora de verbo rudo.The landlady was a rough-spoken woman.
3. (formal) (pronouncements)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. words
Los libros nos permiten escuchar el verbo de los filósofos y escritores del pasado.Books allow us to hear the words of philosophers and writers from the past.
4. (religious)
verboNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. verb
verbo auxiliarauxiliary (verb)
verbo copulativocopula, copulative verb
verbo impersonalimpersonal verb
verbo intransitivointransitive verb
verbo reflexivoreflexive verb
verbo transitivotransitive verb
2. (lenguaje)
a. language
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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