- English to Spanish
osmosis
- Dictionary
osmosis(
as
-
mo
-
sihs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (physics)
a. la ósmosis (F)
(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).
Water is able to move around the body thanks to cellular osmosis.El agua puede moverse por el cuerpo gracias a la ósmosis celular.
b. la osmosis (F)
(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).
Osmosis enables reuptake of water from the gastrointestinal tract.La osmosis permite la reabsorción del agua del tracto gastrointestinal.
2. (figurative) (gradual mingling)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la ósmosis (F)
(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).
There was a kind of cultural osmosis in which the invaders absorbed many of the local traditions.Existió una suerte de ósmosis cultural por la cual los invasores absorbieron muchas de las tradiciones del lugar.
b. la osmosis (F)
(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).
You need to study all of this because you won't learn it by osmosis.Tienes que estudiarte todo esto porque no lo vas a aprender por osmosis.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate osmosis using machine translators
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of osmosis in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
