This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun 1. (significant other)
a. boyfriend (masculine) Su novio viene a verla todos los días. Her boyfriend comes to visit her every day.
b. girlfriend (feminine) Enrique invitó su novia a cenar en un restaurante elegante. Enrique treated his girlfriend to dinner in a chic restaurant.
2. (person getting married)
a. groom (masculine) El novio llegó a la iglesia en limusina. The groom arrived at the church in a limousine.
b. bridegroom (masculine) La madre del novio lo acompañó hasta la entrada de la iglesia. The bridegrooms's mother accompanied him to the church entrance.
c. bride (feminine) La novia llevaba un vestido precioso. The bride wore a beautiful dress.
3. (engaged person)
a. fiancé (masculine) Su novio le regaló un anillo enorme. Her fiancé gave her a huge ring.
b. fiancée (feminine) Samuel y su novia se van a casar en junio. Samuel and his fiancée are going to get married in June.
novios
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun 4. (couple being married)
a. bride and groom Los novios bailaron mientras los invitados miraban. The bride and groom danced as the guests looked on.
5. (dating couple)
a. couple No sabía que Juanjo y Rosa eran novios. I didn't know Juanjo and Rosa were a couple.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation ¿Desde cuándo son novios? How long have they been dating?
Fueron amigos durante años y después se hicieron novios. They were friends for years and then they started going out.
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun 3. (el día de la boda)
a. bridegroom, bride los novios the bride and groom
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novio a novia
(amigo) boyfriend/girlfriend; sweetheart (anticuado) ; (prometido) fiancé/fiancée; (en boda) (bride)groom/bride; (recién casado) newly-married man/woman Maruja y su novio
los novios (prometidos) the engaged couple; (en boda) the bride and groom; (recién casados) the newly-weds; ser novios formales to be formally engaged; viaje de novios honeymoon
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