Articuló (en. Article)

/aɾ.ti.ˈku.lo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Part of a law or regulation.
Article 25 of the Constitution establishes the rights of citizens.
El artículo 25 de la Constitución establece los derechos de los ciudadanos.
Brief publication in a magazine or newspaper.
I wrote an article about the importance of recycling.
Escribí un artículo sobre la importancia del reciclaje.
Determiner that precedes a noun.
The article 'el' is used for masculine nouns.
El artículo 'el' se usa para sustantivos masculinos.

Etymology

From Latin 'articulus', meaning 'part of a whole'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

opinion article
Text that expresses a personal opinion on a topic.
artículo de opinión
article of law
Rule or norm defined in a legal document.
artículo de ley
scientific article
Publication that presents research results in science.
artículo científico

Related Words

joint
Connection between two or more elements, especially in anatomy.
articulación
journalist
A person who writes articles, generally in the media.
articulista

Slang Meanings

A thorny or complicated topic.
That topic is an article I don’t want to discuss.
Ese tema es un artículo que no quiero discutir.
A specific object or thing.
I haven't seen that article before.
Ese artículo no lo he visto antes.