espada

/esˈpada/, [esˈpa.ð̞a]

sword


Noun espada f (plural espadas)

  1. sword (long-bladed weapon with a hilt)
  2. (usually in the plural) spade (playing card marked with the symbol ♠)
  3. (fencing) épée (fencing sword of a certain modern type)
  4. (heraldry) sword (the weapon used as a heraldic charge)

Noun espada m or f (plural espadas)

  1. (bullfighting) matador (person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Dame mi espada.

    Give me my sword.

  • Un samurái sin espada es como un samurái con espada, sólo que sin ella.

    A samurai without a sword is like a samurai with one, but only without one.

  • Él está entre la espada y la pared.

    He is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

  • Tom está entre la espada y la pared.

    Tom is caught between a rock and a hard place.

  • La pluma siempre vence la espada.

    The pen always beats the sword.

  • Puede que mi espada esté roma, pero es más que suficiente para alguien como tú.

    My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.

  • La leyenda cuenta que él recibió su espada de las manos de los mismos dioses.

    The legend says he received his sword from the hands of the gods themselves.

  • ¡Quiero una espada!

    I want a sword!

  • ¿Sabes cómo empuñar una espada?

    Do you know how to wield an épée?

  • ¡Quiero una espada como esta!

    I want a sword like this!

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