gráficos
/ɡɾafikos/from spelling rules
The English word 'graphics' is translated into Spanish as gráficos.
gráficos refers to the pictorial representation and manipulation of data.
Meaning: pictorial representation and manipulation of data (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine plural form is gráficos. The singular masculine form is gráfico, the feminine singular form is gráfica and the feminine plural form is gráficas.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡɾafikos/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you are looking for 'graphics' in the sense of a comic book or a graphic novel, you would use the word cómic or tebeo rather than 'gráficos'. Calling a comic a 'gráfico' would sound quite unnatural to a native speaker.
- In Spanish, if someone describes a scene as gráfico, they are not necessarily talking about a drawing, but rather suggesting it is very vivid, explicit, or even potentially violent.
- The suffix '-grafía' is often used in Spanish to denote a specific method of writing or recording, such as in 'fotografía' (light writing) or 'biografía' (life writing). This connects the concept of 'gráficos' to the ancient art of inscription.
Examples in context
- La Inteligencia Artificial ahora puede superar a los humanos en palabras y gráficos.Artificial Intelligence can now outdo humans in words and graphics.This sentence shows how to use gráficos when discussing artificial intelligence.Tatoeba #12452257 by nonong, translation #12452249 by nonong
- La presentación contiene atractivos gráficos.The presentation contains appealing graphics.
- El informe necesita más elementos gráficos.The report needs more graphical elements.
- Esta tabla requiere una representación gráfica.This table requires a graphical representation.
- Me encantan los diseños en esta revista.I love the graphics in this magazine.
- La página web necesita imágenes más atractivas.The website needs more appealing graphics.
- Los gráficos muestran un aumento en las ventas.The graphics show an increase in sales.
- Necesitamos mejorar los gráficos de este informe.We need to improve the graphics of this report.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are reviewing a business presentation.
- Mateo¿Has revisado los nuevos gráficos?Have you reviewed the new graphics?
- MaríaSí, Mateo, son muy claros.Yes, Mateo, they are very clear.
- MateoMe alegra que te gusten.I'm glad you like them.
- MaríaAyudarán mucho en la reunión de hoy.They will help a lot in today's meeting.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
