Spanish Conversation · Level 62
76 words
Spanish word
grabación
Pronunciation
IPA/gɾaβaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounrecording
Example
¿Puedo escuchar la grabación?
Can I listen to the recording?
More examples
Voy a hacer una grabación para el podcast.
I'm going to make a recording for the podcast.
Core concept
Device-made audio or video capture.
Common phrases
hacer una grabación
make a recording
escuchar la grabación
listen to the recording
subir la grabación
upload the recording
Similar words
audio: Sound data or an audio file that contains voices, music, or ambient noise.
archivo: Organized file or collection that arranges and stores digital data and documents for later access.
registro: Document or entry that records events, actions, or information for future reference.
grabado: Audio or video that results from a recording process and appears as a finished piece or file.
Definition in Spanish
Registro obtenido al capturar sonidos con un dispositivo; designa tanto el acto de grabar como el archivo resultante; el medio (audio o vídeo) puede especificarse.
Word origin
From the verb grabar 'to record/engrave' plus the noun-forming suffix -ción, with grabar ultimately from Greek graphein 'to write/engrave' via Latin.
Usage tips
- Grabación always has an acute accent on the o, which marks stress on the final syllable and prevents the common misspelling grabacion.
Other meanings
- video recordingnoun
- recordnoun
Opposites
- supresiónerasurenoun
- eliminacióndeletionnoun