Spanish Conversation · Level 71
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Spanish word
marginar
Pronunciation
IPA/maɾxiˈnaɾ/
Meaning
- verbshun
Example
En la escuela no debemos marginar a los compañeros nuevos.
At school we must not shun new classmates.
More examples
No debemos marginar a alguien por su origen.
We should not shun someone because of their origin.
Core concept
A person isolated at the literal margin of a crowd.
Common phrases
marginar a alguien
shun someone
marginar del grupo
ostracize from the group
Similar words
excluir: Keep someone out of an activity or group so they are not included.
apartar: Move someone away physically or emotionally to keep them apart.
ignorar: Deliberately ignore a person's presence or words.
aislar: Separate someone from others, leaving them alone and cut off.
Definition in Spanish
Excluir o dejar fuera a una persona o grupo, situándola en los márgenes de un grupo o de la sociedad y privándola de participación.
Word origin
Built from margen (from Latin marginem 'edge') plus -ar, so literally 'to place at the edge' and applied to exclude someone socially.
Usage tips
- Common patterns are marginar a alguien and estar marginado, and the adjective/noun marginado frequently denotes a socially excluded person.
Other meanings
- alienateverb
- excludeverb
Related words
- marginaciónmarginalizationnoun
- marginalmarginaladjective
- marginalizarmarginalizeverb