todas las palabras
/todas las palabɾas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "all the words" is translated into Spanish as todas las palabras.
Every single word in a particular group or text.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of todas (all/every), las (the, feminine plural) and palabras (words, feminine plural).
How does it change in a sentence?
If the 'words' you are referring to are technical or specialized terms, you might use todos los términos instead.
How do you pronounce it?
/todas las palabɾas/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, palabra refers not only to a unit of language but also to a person's promise or oath. To 'give one's word' is expressed as dar la palabra.
- The Spanish word palabra is a cognate of the English word 'parable', as both stem from the Greek 'parabolē'.
- While palabras means 'words', the phrase tener palabras can sometimes imply having a disagreement or a verbal spat with someone.
Examples in context
- Has pronunciado mal todas las palabras.You pronounced all the words wrong.This sentence is useful for practicing the pronunciation of todas las palabras.Tatoeba #6144044 by Shishir, translation #9741260 by DJ_Saidez
- Es inútil intentar recordar todas las palabras del diccionario.It is useless to try to remember all the words in the dictionary.This sentence shows the phrase used in the context of a dictionary.Tatoeba #1209741 by Shishir, translation #264896 by CK
- Ella pronuncia mal todas las palabras.She pronounces all the words badly.This sentence is another example of using todas las palabras regarding pronunciation.Tatoeba #6144079 by Espi, translation #11180898 by DJ_Saidez
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and María are studying for a Spanish vocabulary test.
- MateoMaría, ¿ya te aprendiste todas las palabras?María, did you already learn all the words?
- MaríaNo, todavía me faltan algunas.No, I'm still missing a few.
- MateoYo ya escribí todas las palabras en mi cuaderno.I already wrote all the words in my notebook.
- María¡Qué rápido! Me puedes ayudar, por favor.How fast! Can you help me, please?
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
