animado
/aniˈmado/
The English word animated translates to Spanish as animado.
Animado is a common translation for animated used to describe something or someone that is lively, spirited or full of energy. In Spanish, animado can describe both a piece of media (an animated film) and a person's temperament or an atmosphere. However, the specific phrase dibujos animados is the standard way to refer to cartoons or animated films.
What does it mean word for word?
Animado is the past participle of the verb animar (to animate or encourage), literally meaning 'one who has been given spirit or life'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use the feminine form animada for feminine nouns and the masculine plural form animados for masculine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/aniˈmado/
Did you know?
- The verb animarse is frequently used as a reflexive to mean 'to pluck up the courage' or 'to dare' to do something.
- While animado describes the style of a film, a person who creates these films is called an animador, which is also the word for a party entertainer.
- The word animado shares the same ancestral root as the English words 'animal', 'animate', and 'unanimous'.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuál era tu película de dibujos animados cuando eras niño?What was your favourite animated film as a kid?This sentence is useful for asking about someone's favorite animated film from their childhood using animado.Tatoeba #9756362 by Shishir, translation #9778662 by helloroto
- ¿Cuál era tu película de dibujos animados favorita de pequeño?What was your favourite animated film when you were younger?This sentence is useful for asking about someone's favorite animated film from when they were younger using animado.Tatoeba #9756363 by Shishir, translation #9778654 by helloroto
- Recuerdo que cuando era pequeño, llevaba pantalones con rodilleras de mis dibujos animados favoritos.I remember when I was young, that I had pants with knee patches that had my favorite animated characters on them.This sentence is useful for remembering childhood clothing featuring favorite animated characters using animado.Tatoeba #2389634 by Shishir, translation #10093923 by DJ_Saidez
- Estoy buscando una película animada para ver esta nocheI'm looking for an animated movie to watch tonight
- Su presentación fue muy vivaz y entretenidaHis/her presentation was very animated and entertaining
- Esa niña es realmente animosa. Siempre está saltando y bailandoThat girl is really animated. She's always jumping and dancing
- La película animada que vimos ayer fue muy entretenida. Los personajes estaban llenos de vida y la historia era fascinanteThe animated movie we watched yesterday was very entertaining. The characters were full of life and the story was fascinating
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Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry animado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries animado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
