Spanish Conversation · Level 20
90 words
Spanish word
juez
Pronunciation
IPA/xweθ/
Meaning
- masculine nounjudge
Example
El juez anunció la sentencia.
The judge announced the verdict.
More examples
Tuvo que hacer de juez para resolver la disputa.
He had to act as a judge to resolve the dispute.
Core concept
A court adjudicator who applies the law to resolve a case.
Common phrases
hacer de juez
act as a judge
ser juez y parte
be judge and party
el fallo del juez
the judge's ruling
Similar words
abogado: Advises clients on legal issues and advocates for them in negotiations or at trial.
jurado: Serves on a jury as an ordinary citizen who evaluates evidence and delivers a verdict.
Definition in Spanish
Persona que preside un proceso judicial y aplica la ley para resolver los casos presentados ante un juzgado.
Word origin
Derived from Latin iudex (iūs 'law' + dīcere 'to say'), which passed into early Romance as juiz and developed into Spanish juez.
Usage tips
- When describing a judge's decision Spanish commonly uses verbs like dictar sentencia or fallar rather than literal translations of English 'to judge'.