artículo
article
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
A direct cognate of "article" covering written pieces, commercial items, legal clauses, and grammatical articles
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noun suffix
Artículo means article and is a direct cognate of the English word — it covers nearly all the same meanings.
artículo
article
Just like an English article in a newspaper or magazine — a piece of writing on a specific topic published in a larger outlet.
Leí un artículo sobre el cambio climático en el periódicoI read an article about climate change in the newspaper
La periodista escribió un artículo de fondo sobre la corrupción políticaThe journalist wrote an in-depth article about political corruption
entry, article (dictionary / encyclopedia)
Just like an article in a reference work — each named entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia is its own artículo.
Busqué el artículo de "libertad" en la enciclopediaI looked up the entry for "freedom" in the encyclopedia
item, article, product (commerce)
Just like "articles of clothing" in English — any individual good or product that is bought or sold.
La tienda vende artículos de limpieza y artículos para el hogarThe store sells cleaning products and household items
Este artículo está agotado por el momentoThis item is out of stock at the moment
article, clause, section (legal / legislative)
Just like the Articles of the Constitution in English — a numbered section of a law, treaty, or contract.
El Artículo 19 de la Constitución garantiza la libertad de expresiónArticle 19 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech
Ese contrato tiene un artículo sobre las condiciones de pagoThat contract has a clause about payment terms
article (grammar)
The same grammatical term as in English — words like el, la, un, una that indicate whether a noun is definite or indefinite.
El artículo definido en español es "el" para el masculino y "la" para el femeninoThe definite article in Spanish is "el" for masculine and "la" for feminine