Spanish Conversation · Level 52
75 words
Spanish word
captura
Pronunciation
IPA/kapˈtuɾa/
Meaning
- feminine nounscreenshot
Example
¿Me puedes mandar la captura de pantalla?
Can you send me the screenshot?
More examples
Edita la captura para ocultar datos personales antes de compartirla.
Edit the screenshot to hide personal data before sharing it.
Core concept
Saved picture showing exactly what appeared on a screen.
Common phrases
tomar una captura de pantalla
take a screenshot
editar la captura
edit the screenshot
compartir la captura
share the screenshot
Similar words
pantallazo: Casual screen picture often shared informally in chat.
captura de pantalla: Image captured from a screen that preserves the on-screen display.
imagen: Picture or graphic that includes photographs, illustrations, or other visual files.
Definition in Spanish
Acción o resultado de capturar lo que muestra la pantalla; como sustantivo suele referirse al archivo imagen resultante.
Word origin
From Latin captūra 'a taking' (from capere 'to take'), carried into Spanish as a noun for the act or result of taking something and extended to saving the screen display.
Usage tips
- In informal chat speakers often say '¿Me puedes mandar la captura?' and adding 'de pantalla' makes the request explicitly about the screen.
Other meanings
- arrestnoun
- capturenoun
Opposites
- liberaciónreleasenoun
Related words
- capturarcaptureverb
- capturadocapturedadjective