significar
/siɡnifiˈkaɾ/, [siɣ̞.ni.fiˈkaɾ]mean, to mean
Verb significar (first-person singular present significo, first-person singular preterite signifiqué, past participle significado)
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to signify
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to mean
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(takes a reflexive pronoun) to stand out
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(takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with en) to speak out, to assert (to voice one's opinion)
- significarse en contra de la guerra
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to speak out against the war
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"Literalmente", literalmente, puede significar "metafóricamente". El que "literal" signifique "metafórico" es también una literal ironía.
"Literally" can literally mean "metaphorically". "Literal" meaning "metaphorical" is also a literal irony.
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Tenemos que distinguir lo que una oración podría significar, de lo que realmente significa cuando la usa un locutor en particular, en una ocasión particular.
We need to distinguish what a sentence could mean from what it actually does mean when used by one particular speaker on one particular occasion.
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¿Qué más podría significar?
What else could it mean?
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Una guerra nuclear puede significar el fin de la humanidad.
A nuclear war would mean the fall of humankind.
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