noun🔗ShareDos puntosThe punctuation mark ":"."The teacher said to use a colon after the introduction in our list. "El profesor dijo que usáramos dos puntos después de la introducción en nuestra lista.grammarmarkwritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDos puntosThe triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon)."The teacher wrote a list of instructions, but the "colon" symbol was missing from the document. "El profesor escribió una lista de instrucciones, pero el símbolo de los dos puntos faltaba en el documento.grammarwritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFigura retórica que consiste en una cláusula que es gramaticalmente, pero no lógicamente, completaA rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete."The teacher's statement, "My students are prepared, and (pause), now is the time for testing," used a colon to introduce a grammatically complete but logically related idea. "La declaración del profesor: "Mis estudiantes están preparados, y (pausa), ahora es el momento de la prueba", usó una figura retórica para introducir una idea gramaticalmente completa pero lógicamente relacionada.grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColumna, cláusulaA clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts."The teacher wrote the first few lines of the poem on the board as a colon for the students to copy. "El profesor escribió las primeras líneas del poema en la pizarra como una columna para que los estudiantes las copiaran.languagewritingliteraturegrammarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColonPart of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus."The doctor explained that the colon plays a crucial role in absorbing water from food waste. "El médico explicó que el colon juega un papel crucial en la absorción de agua de los desechos alimenticios.organanatomybodyphysiologymedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColono, labradorA husbandman."The colon, a hardworking farmer, planted his corn crop early in the spring. "El colono, un labrador trabajador, plantó su cosecha de maíz a principios de la primavera.agriculturejobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareColonoA European colonial settler, especially in a French colony."Many colons in Algeria struggled to understand the perspective of the native Algerians. "Muchos colonos en Argelia lucharon por entender la perspectiva de los argelinos nativos.historypersonpoliticsworldnationgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading