Today's WOTD is: "fecha" = date
In
Spanish, the noun "fecha" is a feminine noun
of Latin origin which means date.
A
related Spanish describing word/ adjective is “fechado”/
“fechada”, which in English mean dated.
A
related Spanish action word/ verb is “fechar”, which in
English means to date.
Some
commonly used expressions containing the words "fecha"
are:
- ¿En que fecha? (what date?);
- Con fecha de (dated);
- Dar fecha a alguien (to fix/ set an appointment – see example below);
- En fecha próxima (soon);
- Fecha de caducidad (expiry date/ expiration date/ sell by date);
- Fecha de consumo preferente (best-before date);
- Fecha de nacimiento (date of birth);
- Fecha de vencimiento (due date/ maturity date/ expiry date/ expiration date/ sell by date);
- Fecha límite (closing date);
- Fecha tope (closing date);
- Hasta la fecha (to date);
- Por estas fechas (around this time);
- Tener fecha (to have an appointment – see example below)
Some
examples of the use of the word "fecha"
are:
- ¿Qué fecha es hoy? (what is today's date?);
- Una noticia fechada el diez de marzo de dos mil once (a news item dated 10th March 2011);
- Te envié una carta con fecha de ayer (I sent you a letter dated yesterday);
- En el hospital me dieron fecha para septiembre (I have a hospital appointment in September);
- Tengo fecha en el hospital para septiembre (I have a hospital appointment in September);
- Tenemos previsto solucionar eso en fecha próxima (we anticipate having that sorted out soon);
- La fecha de caducidad de ese yogur es el quince de agosto (that yoghurt's sell by date is the August 15th);
- La fecha de vencimiento del pago es el quince de agosto (the payment due date is the August 15th);
- La fecha de nacimiento es un dato personal importante (the date of birth in an important item of personal data);
- La fecha límite para la inscripción es el quince de agosto (the registration closing date is the August 15th);
- La fecha tope para la inscripción es el quince de agosto (the registration closing date is the August 15th);
- Por estas fechas el año pasado estábamos en España (around this time last year we were in Spain);
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “fecha”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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