Columnas (en. Columns)

/ko.lu.m.nas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Vertical structure, generally cylindrical, that supports something.

The columns of the building are made of marble.

Las columnas del edificio son de mármol.

Divisions in a sheet or in a document.

We organize the information in columns to facilitate reading.

Organizamos la información en columnas para facilitar la lectura.

Periodical articles written by a specific author.

I write a column every week for the local newspaper.

Escribo una columna cada semana para el periódico local.

From the Latin 'columna', meaning support or pillar.

columns of smoke

Refers to an elevation of smoke towards the sky.

columnas de humo

opinion columns

Articles where the opinion of an author on a topic is presented.

columnas de opinión

columns of cold

Refers to cold elements that descend in bottlenecks in meteorology.

columnas del frío

pillar

Structure that supports something, similar to a column.

pilar

structure

Set of organized elements that support or form something.

estructura

article

Written text, generally about a specific topic.

artículo

Colloquial term for referring to a person's legs.

Look at those columns, how long they are!

Mira esas columnas, ¡qué largas son!

Informal use to describe something that is tall and thin.

That guy is like a column, very tall.

Ese chico es como una columna, muy alto.