dúos
/duos/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'duos' is translated into Spanish as dúos.
dúos is a noun used to refer to pairs of people who perform together, typically in music or art.
How do you pronounce it?
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Did you know?
- The Spanish language has a specific term dúo dinámico to describe an inseparable pair of friends or partners, heavily influenced by the 'Dynamic Duo' of Batman and Robin.
- In Spanish, the word dúo can refer to both the pair of performers and the musical composition written for two people, whereas in English these are often distinguished as 'duo' and 'duet'.
- If you are talking about a romantic couple rather than a musical pair, Spanish speakers will almost always prefer the word 'pareja' over 'dúo'.
Examples in context
- En la presentación de esta noche, tendremos la participación de varios dúos musicales.In tonight's presentation, we will have the participation of several musical duos.
- Los dúos de jazz son muy famosos.Jazz duos are very famous.
- Ella toca en varios dúos de cuerda.She plays in several string duos.
- Escribieron canciones para los nuevos dúos.They wrote songs for the new duos.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are at a music festival.
- Javier¿Te gustan los dúos de este festival?Do you like the duos at this festival?
- SofíaSí, los dúos de piano son increíbles.Yes, the piano duos are incredible.
- JavierSofía, ¿quieres ir a ver a uno?Sofía, do you want to go see one?
- Sofía¡Claro! Vamos ahora mismo.Of course! Let's go right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
