tópico
- Dictionary
tópico(
toh
-
pee
-
koh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (unoriginal)
a. clichéd
Tras una ruptura sentimental, todo el mundo te hace el tópico comentario de que hay muchos peces en el mar.After a breakup, everyone makes the clichéd comment that there are more fish in the sea.
b. trite
Estoy cansada de oír a gurús hablar del concepto tópico de la "zona de confort".I am tired of listening to gurus talking about the trite concept of your "comfort zone".
2. (medicine)
a. external
La pomada que me estoy poniendo para hacer desaparecer las estrías es solamente de uso tópico.The ointment I am using to get rid of my stretch marks is for external use only.
b. topical
Tengo que aplicarme una crema tópica con corticoides para curar los eccemas.I have to apply a topical corticosteroid cream to my eczema patches to heal them.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. cliché
Que los españoles somos unos vagos y sabemos bailar flamenco es simplemente un tópico.Spanish people being lazy and being able to dance flamenco is just a cliché.
b. commonplace
Es un tópico pensar que los italianos solo comen pasta y pizza.It's a commonplace to think that Italians only eat pasta and pizza.
4. (matter) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. topic
Prefiero no decir lo que pienso sobre este tópico tan controvertido.I'd rather not say what I think about such a controversial topic.
b. subject
El tópico del aborto tiene aspectos muy peliagudos sobre los que es difícil debatir.The subject of abortion has some very tricky facets which are hard to debate.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate tópico using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
