Coleccionar (en. Collect)

/koleksjonaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To accumulate and preserve objects of the same type for personal interest.

She collects ancient coins from different countries.

Ella colecciona monedas antiguas de diferentes países.

To gather a series of elements for a specific purpose.

He collects action figures from classic movies.

Él colecciona figuras de acción de películas clásicas.

To group things in order to create a collection.

The children collect baseball cards.

Los niños coleccionan tarjetas de béisbol.

From the Latin 'collectio', meaning 'gathering' or 'the act of gathering'.

to collect stamps

To gather stamps from different places or times.

coleccionar sellos

private collection

A set of items gathered by a person for their personal enjoyment.

colección privada

to collect art pieces

To accumulate works of art such as painting, sculpture, etc.

coleccionar artísticos

collection

Set of objects that have been gathered.

colección

collector

Person who is dedicated to collecting.

coleccionista

collectible

Object that is suitable or desirable to be collected.

coleccionable

Hobby of grouping objects

My hobby is collecting; I have a lot of things.

Mi hobby es coleccionar, tengo un montón de cosas.

Special pastime

Collecting cards has become popular among young people.

El coleccionar cartas se ha vuelto popular entre los jóvenes.