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    Fragmento (en. Fragment)

    /fɾaɡˈmento/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Portion of a whole that has been separated or fractured.
    I found a fragment of pottery on the beach.
    Encontré un fragmento de cerámica en la playa.
    Part of a text or a speech.
    The fragment of the novel I read was very interesting.
    El fragmento de la novela que leí era muy interesante.
    Element or component that belongs to a larger collection.
    In the museum, there is a fragment of an ancient sculpture.
    En el museo hay un fragmento de una escultura antigua.

    Etymology

    From the Latin fragmentum, which means 'broken part'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    fragment of something
    part of an object or text that is not complete.
    fragmento de algo
    fragments of memory
    memories or images that are recalled intermittently.
    fragmentos de memoria

    Related Words

    fraction
    Part or portion of a whole, especially in mathematics.
    fraccion
    mosaic
    Work composed of fragments of material of different colors or shapes.
    mosaico
    clipping
    Fragment obtained by cutting something.
    recorte

    Slang Meanings

    Small part of something that has been criticized or discarded.
    His argument remained just a fragment of what it could have been.
    Su argumento quedó como un fragmento de lo que podría haber sido.
    Something unfinished or lacking more context.
    The project is only a fragment of what we should do.
    El proyecto es solo un fragmento de lo que deberíamos hacer.