Spanish Conversation · Level 121
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Spanish word
cauce
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkau̯θe/
Meaning
- masculine nouncourse
Example
La conversación tomó otro cauce.
The conversation took a different course.
More examples
El agricultor desvió el cauce para regar los campos.
The farmer diverted the watercourse to irrigate the fields.
Core concept
The channel or bed that directs a river's flow.
Common phrases
cauce de la conversación
course of the conversation
cauce natural
natural course
Similar words
rumbo: Specific heading or bearing that indicates which way something moves.
curso: Sequence of stages or steps through which an action or process unfolds.
corriente: Broad, continuous current or stream representing a general trend.
Definition in Spanish
Canal o lecho por donde fluye el agua; en sentido figurado, el rumbo o desarrollo que toma una acción o conversación.
Word origin
Comes from Latin cāvus 'hollow' via Romance developments into Old Spanish cauce, where it denotes a hollow channel for water and later extends to mean the course or direction of an action.
Usage tips
- Cauce is not the same as curso: cauce names a water channel or a figurative line of development, while curso usually means a class or a sequence.
Other meanings
- riverbednoun
- watercoursenoun
Opposites
- estancamientostagnationnoun
Related words
- reencauzarrechannelverb
- encauzadochanneledadjective