Spanish Conversation · Level 80
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Spanish word
eclipse
Pronunciation
IPA/eˈklipse/
Meaning
- masculine nounsolar eclipse
Example
Habrá un eclipse de sol mañana.
Tomorrow there will be a solar eclipse.
More examples
El escándalo provocó el eclipse de su carrera.
The scandal caused the eclipse of his career.
Core concept
A celestial body blocking another's light.
Common phrases
eclipse solar
solar eclipse
eclipse total
total eclipse
eclipse parcial
partial eclipse
Similar words
eclipse solar: Solar event when the Moon or another body passes in front of the sun and hides its disk.
eclipse lunar: Event in which Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, causing the Moon to darken as seen from Earth.
eclipse anular: Solar event where the blocking body leaves a bright ring of the sun visible around its edge.
eclipse parcial: Solar event in which the blocking body covers only part of the sun, leaving part visible.
Definition in Spanish
Fenómeno en que un cuerpo celeste tapa a otro, por ejemplo cuando la Luna cubre al Sol (eclipse de sol); también se usa para indicar la pérdida de importancia de algo.
Word origin
From Latin eclipsis, from Greek ἐκλείψις, whose parts ek- 'out' and leípō 'leave' convey the idea of something being left out or disappearing, applied to one body hiding another.
Usage tips
- The noun is masculine in Spanish: use el eclipse and agreement like 'el eclipse total' rather than a feminine article or adjective.