Spanish Conversation · Level 40
75 words
Spanish word
descarga
Pronunciation
IPA/desˈkaɾɣa/
Meaning
- feminine noundownload
Example
¿La descarga ya terminó?
Has the download already finished?
More examples
La velocidad de descarga es muy lenta hoy.
The download speed is very slow today.
Core concept
A downward arrow carrying a file into a device.
Common phrases
hacer una descarga
download
velocidad de descarga
download speed
descarga completa
download complete
Similar words
subida: File transfer from a device to a remote server or cloud for storage.
adjunto: File added to an email or message as an attachment to be sent.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso por el cual se copia o recibe información desde una fuente externa a un dispositivo para conservarla.
Word origin
Derived from de- plus cargar, literally 'remove a load', with the meaning shifting from unloading goods to electrical discharge and to saving data from an external source onto a device.
Usage tips
- On screens Spanish commonly shows Descargando for a download in progress and speakers usually say descargar + object (descargar un archivo) rather than a noun-heavy phrase.