proyectos
/pɾoʝeɡtos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "projects" is translated into Spanish as proyectos.
proyectos refers to planned pieces of work designed to achieve specific goals over a period of time. When discussing these, you may use the verb desarrollar to mean "to develop", realizar to mean "to carry out" or the phrase trabajar en to mean "to work on".
Is it said differently in some regions?
The term chambitas is a colloquialism used in some Latin American countries, most notably Mexico, to refer to small or side projects.
How do you pronounce it?
/pɾoʝeɡtos/
Did you know?
- The word proyectos shares a Latin root with the English word 'projectile', as both describe something that is 'thrown' or 'cast' forward into the future.
- While proyectos is used for planned work, Spanish has the word emprender to describe the act of starting a project, which is the root of the English word 'entrepreneur'.
- While 'proyectos' refers to a plan, the word proyecto can also refer to a formal draft of a law or a legislative proposal in many Spanish-speaking governments.
Examples in context
- ¿Le hablaste acerca de tus proyectos?Did you speak with him about your projects?This sentence shows how to ask if someone spoke with him about his proyectos.Tatoeba #1561249 by marcelostockle, translation #1135575 by CM
- Me gusta invertir en proyectos interesantes.I like to invest money in interesting projects.This sentence demonstrates expressing a preference for investing in interesting proyectos.Tatoeba #1762558 by Shishir, translation #1762556 by Amastan
- Proyectos como Tatoeba pueden ayudar a que el berebere sobreviva.Projects like Tatoeba can help the Berber language survive.This sentence uses proyectos to describe how certain initiatives can help a language survive.Tatoeba #1722938 by Shishir, translation #1722908 by Amastan
- La empresa está desarrollando varios proyectos de expansión en América Latina.The company is working on several expansion projects in Latin America.
- Los emprendimientos de base tecnológica han experimentado un crecimiento impresionante en los últimos años.Technology-based projects have experienced impressive growth in recent years.
- Nuestra empresa apoya iniciativas de responsabilidad social corporativa.Our company supports corporate social responsibility initiatives.
- Mis amigos y yo estamos trabajando en varios proyectos para el verano.My friends and I are working on several projects for the summer.
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Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are colleagues discussing their work at the office.
- Sofía¿Cómo van tus nuevos proyectos?How are your new projects going?
- JavierTengo muchos proyectos pendientes este mes.I have many pending projects this month.
- SofíaEspero que termines tus proyectos pronto.I hope you finish your projects soon.
- JavierGracias, Sofía, haré lo posible.Thanks, Sofía, I will do my best.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
