Spanish Conversation · Level 153
30 words
Spanish word
hidratación
Pronunciation
IPA/iðɾataˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounhydration
Example
Bebe agua para mantener la hidratación.
Drink water to maintain your hydration.
More examples
¿Cómo controlas tu hidratación durante el día?
How do you control your hydration during the day?
Core concept
Replenishing the body's fluids to maintain physiological function.
Common phrases
falta de hidratación
insufficient hydration
estado de hidratación
hydration status
Similar words
consumo de líquidos: Drinking fluids to supply the body with water and prevent dehydration.
reposición de agua: Restoring lost bodily water, often to reestablish normal internal fluid concentrations.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso de reponer líquidos en el cuerpo para conservar sus funciones y prevenir la sequedad.
Word origin
The word comes from Spanish hidratar 'to give water' plus the noun-forming suffix -ción, ultimately from Greek hydor 'water'.
Usage tips
- Spanish uses hidratación both for medical fluid replacement and for topical skin moisture, and speakers often clarify the sense with modifiers such as hidratación oral or hidratación de la piel.
Other meanings
- moisturizingnoun
Opposites
- deshidratacióndehydrationnoun
Related words
- rehidratarrehydrateverb
- hidratarhydrateverb