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“reign” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoreinado

Pronunciation

IPA/rejˈnaɾ/

Example

Los reyes reinaron durante décadas.

The kings reigned for decades.

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How to say “reign” in Spanish

“Reign” in Spanish is reinar.

A crowned monarch ruling over a wide kingdom.

Full entry for reinar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with reinar

En esta oficina reina el respeto entre compañeros.

Respect prevails among colleagues in this office.

Tips for using reinar

  • Commonly used impersonally to mean that a state spreads over a place (for example, 'reina la calma'), while to say a monarch rules it often appears with en or sobre plus the territory.

Other Spanish words for “reign”

El reinado de la reina duró veinte años.

The queen's reign lasted twenty years.

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