Urna (en. Urn)

/ˈuɾ.na/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Container, generally cylindrical in shape, used to hold and preserve.

The burial urn keeps the ashes of the deceased.

La urna funeraria guarda las cenizas del difunto.

Container used in elections to collect votes.

Voters cast their ballots in the election urn.

Los votantes depositaron sus papeletas en la urna electoral.

Any object in which something can be deposited.

Donation urns are at the entrance of the event.

Las urnas de donaciones están en la entrada del evento.

From Latin 'urna', meaning 'container'.

glass urn

Refers to a transparent urn, frequently used to display contents.

urna de cristal

to vote in a ballot box

The act of casting a vote in a ballot box during an electoral process.

votar en urna

burial urn

Container that keeps the ashes of a deceased person.

urna funeraria

vote

Expression of an opinion or decision in an electoral context.

voto

elections

Process by which representatives are chosen or a matter is decided.

elecciones

ashes

Particles that remain after the combustion of a body.

cenizas

Refers to a way of deciding within a group.

Let's do it by ballot so everyone can vote without pressure.

Hagámoslo por urna para que todos voten sin presiones.

Colloquially used to refer to a place where donations are collected.

Come by to leave your donation in the urn at the entrance.

Pasa a dejar tu donativo en la urna de la entrada.