Today's
word is: "espíritu" = spirit
In Spanish, “espíritu” is a masculine noun of Latin origin, which means spirit or ghost and is used as in:
- Lo inmaterial es el espíritu (the immaterial part is the spirit);
The noun “espiritualidad”
is a related word meaning spirituality and is used in:
- Una persona de reconocida espiritualidad (a person of well known spirituality)
The describing word/
adjective “espiritual” is also a related word meaning
spiritual and is used as in:
- Vida espiritual (spiritual life)
Some
Spanish expressions with the word “espíritu”
are:
- Animar el espíritu (to raise the spirits/ to cheer up);
- Espíritu áspero (rough breathing, Greek language accentuation mark)
- El espíritu de contradicción (character trait of a person: apparent inborn predisposition/ irresistible urge to contradict or oppose);
- Una vez más a la contra, eres el espíritu de la contradicción (once again true to character, you can't resist being contradictory)
- Espíritu de sal (hydrochloric acid)
- Espíritu inmundo (the Devil)
- Espíritu maligno (the Devil)
- Espíritu rudo (rough breathing, Greek language accentuation mark)
- Espíritu Santo (Holy Ghost)
- Espíritu suave (smooth breathing, Greek language accentuation mark)
- Levantar el espíritu (to raise the spirits/ to cheer up);
- Pobre de espíritu (poor in spirit)
Note
Spelling/
ortografía:
- Accentuated/ con acento: espríritu
- Not accentuated/ sin acento: espiritual, espiritualidad
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "espíritu" in the YouTube clip:
Tontxu Espíritu de contradicción
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'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “espíritu”
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