expletive in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for expletive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.expletive [Am ˈɛksplədɪv, Brit ɪkˈspliːtɪv, ɛkˈspliːtɪv] N

1. expletive (exclamation):

expletive form

improperio m

expletive form

palabrota f

2. expletive LING:

expletive

palabra f expletiva

II.expletive [Am ˈɛksplədɪv, Brit ɪkˈspliːtɪv, ɛkˈspliːtɪv] ADJ

expletive

expletivo

Translations for expletive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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expletive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for expletive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

expletive [ɪkˈspli:tɪv, Am ˈəksplət̬ɪv] N

expletive

palabrota f

to let out a string of expletives

soltar una sarta de tacos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The uncensored expletive, seemingly planned, landed the show, its producer and the network in trouble.

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Some characters, however, mistake his name for a similar-sounding expletive.

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This led the school administration to remove music with expletives.

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The case of expletives best exemplifies the subjecttopic (subjecttheme) distinction.

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The former analysis has come to be termed the expletive view, whereas the latter is referred to as the extraposition approach.

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Although several fleeting expletives from open microphones were also broadcast during the special, they were also caused by technical faults and were not intentional.

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This expression is often said more euphemistically by replacing the expletive "pizda" with another common noun.

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While the network promoted on-demand airings as being unedited, some instances of expletives and all nudity are censored.

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He doctors told her to expect to be in a wheelchair the rest of her life, to which she muttered an expletive.

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They need to start investigating some other expletive.

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