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English to Spanish Dictionary

compound Meaning in Spanish (compound significado en español)

nouncompuesto, compuesto químico, recinto
verbagravar
compuesto in English:compound
Phonetic:komˈpwes.to
Plural: compounds
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de compound en español es compuesto, compuesto químico, recinto, agravar. (Sustancia formada por dos o más elementos unidos químicamente en proporciones fijas.)

Definitions of Compound

  1. 1
    noun
    compuesto químico

    A substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions.

    Sustancia formada por dos o más elementos unidos químicamente en proporciones fijas.

  2. 2
    noun
    recinto

    An open area enclosed by a fence or wall, typically attached to a house or factory.

    Área abierta rodeada por una valla o muro, típicamente adyacente a una casa o fábrica.

  3. 3
    verb
    agravar

    To make something bad worse; to add to a problem or difficulty.

    Empeorar algo malo; añadir a un problema o dificultad.

Example Sentences

“Water is a chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen.”

El agua es un compuesto químico de hidrógeno y oxígeno.

“The factory compound was guarded by security personnel.”

El recinto de la fábrica estaba custodiado por personal de seguridad.

“His financial problems were compounded by his gambling addiction.”

Sus problemas financieros se agravaron por su adicción al juego.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

mezclacombinacióncomplejo

In English:

aggravateexacerbate

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

simpleelemento

In English:

alleviatemitigate

Inflected Word Forms

past tensecompounded
present participlecompounding
pluralcompounds
agent nouncompounder

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

compound interestcollocation

Interest calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest of previous periods.

compound fracturecollocation

A fracture in which the bone is broken and there is an open wound in the skin.

compound wordcollocation

A word made up of two or more existing words.