www
The English phrase www is used in Spanish as an abbreviation for the World Wide Web.
www is used as a name and an abbreviation to denote the World Wide Web.
Meaning: World Wide Web (abbreviation) (name)
Did you know?
- In early Spanish computing, some users avoided www in speech by using the term la telaraña, which literally means 'the spiderweb'.
- While www is written the same way, Spanish speakers often pronounce it as uve doble, uve doble, uve doble.
- The letter 'w' is not native to the Spanish alphabet and was historically treated as a foreign character before being officially integrated.
Examples in context
- La información y los números de teléfonos más importantes los puedes encontrar en www.ua.gov.pl.The most important information and telephone numbers can be found at www.ua.gov.pl.This sentence shows where to find important information and telephone numbers using www.Tatoeba #10696365 by Shishir, translation #10696047 by tokzyk
- Puesto que la mayoría de hablantes de esperanto han aprendido esta lengua solos, Internet en general y páginas web como www.lernu.net en particular, han sido una bendición para la lengua.Since most speakers of Esperanto have learned the language through self study, the Internet in general, and websites such as www.lernu.net in particular, have been a great boon to the language.This sentence describes how the Internet and websites like www have benefited Esperanto speakers.Tatoeba #1033301 by Shishir, translation #577081 by Dejo
Example conversation
Javier is helping Lucía find a website.
- JavierEscribe www.google.es en el navegador.Type www.google.es in the browser.
- Lucía¿Tengo que poner el www?Do I have to put the www?
- JavierSí, Lucía, ponlo para estar segura.Yes, Lucía, put it to be sure.
- LucíaVale, ya cargó la página.Okay, the page has loaded now.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
