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English to Spanish Dictionary

shallow Meaning in Spanish (shallow significado en español)

superficial, poco profundo
Sinónimos:insignificanteligero
superficial in English:shallow
IPA:supɛɾfiˈθjal
Phonetic:supɛɾfiˈθjal
Plural: shallower, shallowest
Gender:Común
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de shallow en español es superficial, poco profundo. (Que tiene poca profundidad.)

Usage Note: Can also be translated as 'poco profundo' when referring to depth.

Definitions of Shallow

  1. 1
    adjective
    poco profundo

    Having only a short distance from the top to the bottom; not deep.

    Que tiene poca profundidad.

  2. 2
    adjective
    superficial

    Not showing or requiring any depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge; superficial.

    Que carece de profundidad intelectual, emocional o de conocimiento; falto de seriedad.

Example Sentences

“The children played happily in the shallow end of the pool.”

Los niños jugaban felices en la parte poco profunda de la piscina.

“His arguments were rather shallow and unconvincing.”

Sus argumentos eran bastante superficiales y poco convincentes.

“The river is very shallow at this point, so we can cross easily.”

El río es muy poco profundo en este punto, así que podemos cruzar fácilmente.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

superficialinsignificanteligero

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

profundohondoserio

Inflected Word Forms

nounshallowness
adverbshallowly
comparativeshallower
superlativeshallowest

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

shallow gravecollocation

A grave that is not dug very deep.

shallow breathingcollocation

Breathing that is not deep or full.