Today's
WOTD is: "capítulo" = chapter
In
Spanish, “capítulo”
is a masculine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is
chapter,
as in:
- Estoy leyendo el primer capítulo de este libro (I am reading the first chapter of this book);
The noun “capítulo”
is also often used to refer to an episode in a series of TV or
radio programmes, as in:
- Los mejores momentos del capítulo 26 de la serie de TV Isabel (the highlights of episode 26 of the TV series Isabel);
The
related word “capitular”
can be an action word/ verb meaning to capitulate
or surrender,
as in:
- La ciudad asediada capituló (the besieged city surrendered/ capitulated);
- Capítulo general (general chapter);
- Cerrar capítulo (to close/ finish/ end a chapter);
- Ser capítulo aparte (to be something different or which is worthy of being dealt with separately);
- Todos tenemos nuestros puntos débiles, pero Pedro es capítulo aparte (we all have our foibles, but Pedro is another matter);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "capítulo" in the YouTube clip:
Anuar Martinez - Un Capítulo Más (Canción de Graduación)
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “capítulo”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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