Spanish Conversation · Level 18
90 words
Spanish word
exterior
Pronunciation
IPA/eksteˈɾjoɾ/
Meaning
- adjectiveexterior
Example
La pared exterior está pintada de blanco.
The exterior wall is painted white.
More examples
¿Puedes pintar la puerta exterior de rojo?
Can you paint the exterior door red?
Core concept
Outer surface or outside of a thing.
Common phrases
puerta exterior
exterior door
temperatura exterior
outside temperature
Similar words
externo: Lies outside a thing, positioned on its external side.
Definition in Spanish
Que está en la parte exterior de algo o en su superficie de afuera.
Word origin
Exterior ultimately comes from Latin exterior, the comparative of exter 'outside', and reaches Spanish via the Romance languages of the Middle Ages.
Usage tips
- Exterior usually follows the noun in Spanish (la pared exterior), so placing it before the noun can sound less natural to native speakers.