uncle

el tío

uncle(

uhng

kuhl

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (relative)

a. el tío

(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).

(M)

My uncle Pablo is my mother's eldest brother.Mi tío Pablo es el hermano mayor de mi madre.

An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!).

interjection

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(I give up)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. me rindo

He cried "uncle" when we surrounded him.Gritó "me rindo" cuando lo rodeamos.

b. me doy por vencido

Uncle! Come on, let me go!¡Me doy por vencido! ¡Vamos, suéltame!

uncle

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el tío

(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).

(M)

Uncle Samel Tío Sam

uncle [ˈʌŋkl]

noun

1 tío (m)

my uncle and aunt mis tíos; Uncle Sam el tío Sam personificación de EE.UU.; (personificación de EE.UU.) Uncle Tom (US) negro que trata de congraciarse con los blancos

to cry or say uncle (US) rendirse; darse por vencido

2 (fence) perista (informal) (m)

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my uncle	mi tío
great-uncle	el tío abuelo
great uncle	el tío excelente
aunt and uncle	los tíos
uncle and aunt	los tíos
your uncle likes apples	a tu tío le gustan las manzanas
my aunt and uncle	mi tía y mi tío
my uncle is funny	mi tío es gracioso mi tío es peculiar
her uncle	su tío
his uncle	su tío
this is my uncle	este es mi tío
our uncle	nuestro tío
my uncle's name is	mi tío se llama
uncle-in-law	el tío político
your uncle	tu tío
Julia knows my uncle	Julia conoce a mi tío
my uncle's wife is my aunt	la esposa de mi tío es mi tía
step-uncle	el tío político
he is my uncle	él es mi tío