cohesivo
/koeˈsibo/
The English adjective cohesive is translated into Spanish as cohesivo.
Meaning: having cohesion (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, cohesivo must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use the feminine form cohesiva for feminine nouns, and the feminine plural form cohesivas for multiple feminine nouns. For masculine or mixed-gender nouns, use the masculine plural form cohesivos.
How do you pronounce it?
/koeˈsibo/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, describing a group of friends as cohesivo might sound like you are discussing a chemical bond or a biological cell rather than a human relationship.
- While English often uses 'cohesive' for both logic and grammar, Spanish distinguishes between cohesión for grammatical links and coherencia for the overall logic of an idea.
- To describe a team that has successfully achieved unity, Spanish speakers typically use the past participle cohesionado rather than the adjective cohesivo.
Examples in context
- El equipo se mantiene unidoThe team remains cohesive
- Este grupo de trabajo es sólidoThis workgroup is cohesive
- El discurso del presidente fue coherenteThe president's speech was cohesive
- Ellos se llevan muy bienThey get along really well
- Este equipo de trabajo está cohesionadoThis work team is cohesive
- Estos documentos forman un conjunto compactoThese documents form a cohesive set
- un grupo cohesivoA cohesive group
- una estructura cohesivaA cohesive structure
- Necesitamos un discurso más cohesivo.We need a more cohesive speech.
- El argumento no es cohesivo.The argument is not cohesive.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are discussing a group project for school.
- LucíaDaniel, nuestro grupo no es cohesivo.Daniel, our group is not cohesive.
- DanielTienes razón, Lucía. No nos comunicamos bien.You are right, Lucía. We don't communicate well.
- LucíaDebemos trabajar para ser más cohesivo.We must work to be more cohesive.
- DanielEstoy de acuerdo, hablemos con todos.I agree, let's talk to everyone.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cohesive” translations and entries cohesivo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
