wow(
wau
)An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
1. (colloquial) (expressing surprise or approval)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Wow! What a party!¡Guau! ¡Qué fiesta!
b. vaya (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Wow! You're really smart!¡Vaya! ¡Qué inteligente eres!
c. hala (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
Wow! Look at that double rainbow.¡Hala! Mira ese arco iris doble.
d. anda (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Wow! That movie was better than I expected.¡Anda! Esa película estuvo mejor de lo que esperaba.
e. órale (colloquial) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Wow! Café Tacuba is playing the Foro Sol on Friday.¡Órale! Café Tacuba va a tocar el viernes en el Foro Sol.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to impress)
b. sorprender
The hotel staff wowed us with their attentiveness.El personal del hotel nos sorprendió con lo atento que era.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el exitazo (M)
(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).
Critics agreed that the band's set at the music festival was a wow.Los críticos estaban de acuerdo que la actuación de la banda en el festival de música fue un exitazo.
a. la distorsión de tono (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).
Digital processing can help eliminate wow from recordings.El procesamiento digital puede ayudar a eliminar las distorsiones de tono en las grabaciones.
b. el bajón de volumen (M)
(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).
You can hear the wow in some of his first records.Se puede oír el bajón de volumen en algunos de sus primeros discos.
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