Capitales (en. Capitals)

/ka.pi.'ta.les/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Capitals are the cities where a country's government is located.

Madrid is the capital of Spain.

Madrid es la capital de España.

In the financial context, capitals refer to the sums of money or assets that individuals or companies possess.

Investors seek capitals to finance their projects.

Los inversores buscan capitales para financiar sus proyectos.

In the field of education, it can refer to uppercase letters in writing.

Write your name with capitals at the start.

Escribe tu nombre con capitales al inicio.

The term 'capital' comes from the Latin 'capitale', which refers to 'head' or 'principle'.

capital of the world

It refers to a city that is considered the most important or influential globally.

capital del mundo

capital investments

Funds allocated to acquire assets with the hope of making profits.

inversiones de capital

social capital

The network of relationships and contacts that an individual possesses.

capital social

province

Territory that depends on a capital and is part of a country.

provincia

municipality

Administrative division that can include several localities under local governance.

municipio

government

The organization that governs a country or a community.

gobierno

It is used to refer to the amount of money one has.

I have some capitals saved for the trip.

Tengo unos capitales ahorrados para el viaje.

It can refer to the importance of something in an informal conversation.

That idea has capitals; it needs to be developed.

Esa idea tiene capitales, hay que desarrollarla.