series [ˈsɪərɪz]
series(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (succession)
a. la serie
(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).
The streetcar project has been plagued by a series of setbacks.El proyecto del tranvía ha sido afectado por una serie de contratiempos.
b. la sucesión
(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).
A series of events had led to her dismissal.La despidieron tras una sucesión de acontecimientos.
2. (sports)
3. (television)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
4. (television) (United Kingdom)
a. la temporada (set of episodes)
(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).
The new series of "Broadchurch" comes out next week.Van a sacar la nueva temporada de "Broadchurch" la semana que viene.
5. (group of similar events)
a. el ciclo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They've released the schedule for this summer's free concert series.Han publicado el programa para el ciclo de conciertos gratuitos de este verano.
The word series is the present subjunctive form of seriar in the second person singular. See the full seriar conjugation.
seriar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to order in series)
a. to arrange in series
Le dije al becario que seriara las publicaciones de la hemeroteca.I told the intern to arrange in series the publications of the newspaper library.
2. (radio and television)
a. to serialize
La emisora de radio serió las peripecias de la familia Soriano en su viaje por el mundo.The radio station serialized the adventures of the Soriano family as they traveled around the world.
b. to make into a series
Cuando el programa piloto se convirtió en un éxito, la cadena decidió seriarlo.After the pilot became a success, the network decided to make it into a series.
3. (to make in series)
a. to mass-produce
¿Por qué los muebles de aquí son más baratos? - Porque los serian, y la calidad del material tampoco es la mejor.Why is the furniture here cheaper? - Because they're mass-produced, and the quality of the material isn't the best.
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Phrases with "series"
Here are the most popular phrases with "series." Click the phrases to see the full entry.
| TV series | serie de televisión | |
| television series | la serie de televisión | |
| book series | serie de libros |
Phrases with "series"
Here are the most popular phrases with "series." Click the phrases to see the full entry.
| series de televisión | television series | |
| ver series | to watch TV shows |
Examples
Verb Conjugations for seriar
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| nosotros | |||||
| vosotros | |||||
| ellos/ellas/Uds. |
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