soviético
/soˈbjetiko/
The English phrase 'soviet' can be translated into Spanish as soviético.
soviético is an adjective used to describe things pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics. It can also be used as a noun to mean a 'citizen' of the Soviet Union, in which case you use the forms soviético or soviética.
Meaning: pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics (adj)
Which one should you use?
While soviético is the adjective meaning 'pertaining to the Soviet Union', the noun sóviet refers specifically to a 'council'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, soviético is the most commonly used term for 'Soviet'.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective soviético changes its ending to agree with the nouns it modifies: soviética is used for feminine singular nouns, soviéticos is used for masculine plural nouns and soviéticas is used for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/soˈbjetiko/
Did you know?
- The term sóviet is a direct phonetic adaptation of the Russian word совет, which originally meant 'advice' or 'counsel' in Old Church Slavonic.
- Spanish speakers often use the phrase bloque soviético to describe not just the USSR but the entire group of Eastern Bloc countries during the Cold War.
- In historical Spanish texts, you may see the word soviético capitalized when used as a proper noun to refer to a person, though modern orthography prefers lowercase for adjectives of nationality.
Examples in context
- En 1951, en el Palacio de los Pioneros Soviéticos, el Maestro Internacional Británico Robert Wade jugó una simultánea contra 30 niños locales de hasta 14 años. Después de siete horas de juego, el MI Wade logró hacer 10 empates, habiendo perdido las otras 20 partidas.In 1951, at the Palace of Soviet Pioneers, British International Master Robert Wade played a simultaneous game with 30 local children up to 14 years old. After seven hours of play, MI Wade managed to make 10 draws, having lost the other 20 matches.This sentence contains soviético to show how the term is used in a historical context.Tatoeba #9986783 by carlosalberto, translation #9961166 by carlosalberto
- La Unión SoviéticaThe Soviet Union
- La era soviéticaThe Soviet era
- La influencia soviéticaSoviet influence
- El gobierno soviéticoThe Soviet government
- El gobierno soviético dejó un legado duradero.The Soviet government left a lasting legacy.
- La influencia soviética en Europa Oriental fue significativa.The Soviet influence in Eastern Europe was significant.
- Él estudia la historia del bloque soviético en la universidad.He studies the history of the Soviet bloc at the university.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are visiting a history museum.
- LucíaMira este mapa del imperio soviético.Look at this map of the Soviet empire.
- JavierEs impresionante lo grande que era.It is impressive how big it was.
- LucíaSí, el sistema soviético cambió mucha historia.Yes, the Soviet system changed a lot of history.
- JavierTienes razón, Lucía.You are right, Lucía.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “soviet” translations and entries soviético, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
