definite article in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for definite article in the English»Spanish Dictionary

definite article N LING

definite article

artículo m determinado

definite article

artículo m definido

Translations for definite article in the English»Spanish Dictionary

definite/indefinite article

artículo determinado/indeterminado

Translations for definite article in the Spanish»English Dictionary

artículo determinado

definite article

Translations for definite article in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.article [Am ˈɑrdək(ə)l, Brit ˈɑːtɪk(ə)l] N

1. article (thing, item):

article

artículo m

article

objeto m

an article of clothing

una prenda (de vestir)

luxury articles

artículos de lujo

this is malt whisky, the genuine article

esto es auténtico whisky de malta

2. article (in newspaper, encyclopedia):

article

artículo m

article on or about sth/sb

artículo sobre algo/alguien

3. article (clause):

article

artículo m

the Articles of the Constitution Am

los Artículos de la Constitución

articles of association Brit

estatutos mpl sociales

article of faith

artículo de fe

The Thirty-Nine Articles

los 39 artículos de fe de la Iglesia Anglicana

4. article LING:

article

artículo m

definite/indefinite article

artículo determinado/indeterminado

5. article <articles, pl > (apprenticeship):

article no art

aprendizaje m

to be in or under articles with sb

hacer el aprendizaje con alguien

II.article [Am ˈɑrdək(ə)l, Brit ˈɑːtɪk(ə)l] VB trans usu pass

to be articled to or with sb apprentice:

estar haciendo el aprendizaje con alguien

to be articled to or with sb trainee lawyer: Brit

estar haciendo la práctica con alguien

definite [Am ˈdɛf(ə)nət, Brit ˈdɛfɪnət] ADJ

1.1. definite (final) no comp:

definite date/price/offer

definitivo

definite date/price/offer

en firme

1.2. definite (certain):

definite

seguro

definite

confirmado

is it definite that they're leaving?

¿es seguro or está confirmado que se van?

1.3. definite (firm, categorical):

definite tone

firme

definite tone

terminante

she was very definite about wanting to come

dijo categóricamente que quería venir

1.4. definite (distinct) no comp:

it's a definite advantage

es claramente una ventaja

it's a definite advantage

es sin duda una ventaja

it's a definite possibility

es bien posible

it's a definite possibility

es sin duda una posibilidad

2. definite LING:

definite article in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for definite article in the English»Spanish Dictionary

definite article N

definite article

artículo m determinado

Translations for definite article in the English»Spanish Dictionary

article [ˈar·tɪ·kəl] N

1. article (object):

article

artículo m

article

objeto m

article of clothing

prenda f de vestir

2. article a. LAW, LING, TYPO:

article

artículo m

definite [ˈdef·ɪ·nɪt] ADJ

1. definite (certain):

definite

seguro, -a

definite date

confirmado, -a

definite opinion

claro, -a

to be definite about sth

ser categórico respecto a algo

it's definite that...

no hay duda de que...

2. definite (clearly defined):

definite

definitivo, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In this language, the definite article is a floating low tone.

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When a definite article such as - "-a" (singular) or - "-gula" (plural) is added, as in the tables below, nouns are also inflected for number.

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However, in common usage, the name always takes a definite article.

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The traditional opinion has been that this is the case, arguing from the absence of the definite article in adversary.

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The definite article for feminine nouns is "la" in singular and "le" in plural.

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Proper names usually take a definite article, as do abstract nouns.

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The definite article is sometimes also used with proper names, which are already specified by definition (there "is" just one of them).

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It is always preceded by a definite article in this case, giving the appearance of an implied noun.

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The definite article may be nominal or adjectival.

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The first form of the definite article was "et/enn/en".

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