Instituto (en. Institute)

/ins-ti-'tu-to/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Educational establishment that offers academic or professional training.

My sister studies at a technical institute.

Mi hermana estudia en un instituto técnico.

Organization dedicated to research or promotion of a specific discipline.

The social sciences institute conducts studies on the community.

El instituto de ciencias sociales realiza estudios sobre la comunidad.

Center that provides training in various areas of knowledge.

The language institute is famous for its methodology.

El instituto de idiomas es famoso por su metodología.

From Latin 'institutum', meaning 'that which is established' or 'that which is organized'.

higher education institute

Center that offers advanced academic training.

instituto de educación superior

technical institute

Educational body focused on teaching specific techniques or skills.

instituto técnico

research institute

Entity dedicated to conducting studies and analyses in a particular field.

instituto de investigación

institution

Organization established for a specific purpose.

institución

education

Process of training and teaching.

educación

training

Action of educating or training a person.

formación

Colloquially used to refer to a school or place of study.

I'm going to the insti after lunch.

Voy al insti después del almuerzo.

Referred to a joke about learning in places considered boring.

Back at the insti again, this is a drag!

Otra vez en el insti, ¡esto es un rollo!