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    Instrumento (en. Instrument)

    /ins.tru'men.to/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Any object used to perform a specific function.
    The doctor used an instrument to examine the patient.
    El médico utilizó un instrumento para examinar al paciente.
    Musical tool that produces sound.
    The piano is a string instrument.
    El piano es un instrumento de cuerda.
    Document that contains technical or legal data.
    They presented an instrument that signed the agreement.
    Presentaron un instrumento que firmaba el acuerdo.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'instrumentum', which means 'tool' or 'means'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    measuring instrument
    Tool used for measuring.
    instrumento de medición
    financial instrument
    Product or tool used in finance.
    instrumento financiero
    torture instrument
    Object used to inflict pain on a person.
    instrumento de tortura

    Related Words

    tool
    Object used for manual work.
    herramienta
    device
    Device or set of elements that perform a specific function.
    aparato
    utensil
    Instrument used in the kitchen or in crafting.
    utensilio

    Slang Meanings

    Fool or clumsy.
    Don't be a tool, think before you act.
    No seas instrumento, piensa antes de actuar.
    Person used by others to achieve their goals.
    It is clear that he was just a tool in their plans.
    Está claro que fue solo un instrumento en sus planes.