Spanish Conversation · Level 27
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Spanish word
obsoleto
Pronunciation
IPA/oβsoˈleto/
Meaning
- adjectiveoutdated
Example
Este método está obsoleto.
This method is outdated.
More examples
El sistema quedó obsoleto tras la actualización.
The system became obsolete after the update.
Core concept
An old machine sitting unused beside a newer model.
Common phrases
estar obsoleto
be obsolete
método obsoleto
obsolete method
sistema obsoleto
obsolete system
Similar words
anticuado: Old-fashioned in design or method and unsuited to modern practices.
desactualizado: Lacking up-to-date information or specifications and inadequate for current standards.
Definition in Spanish
Indica que algo pertenece a una época anterior y ha sido reemplazado por alternativas más modernas.
Word origin
From Latin obsoletus, the past participle of obsolescere 'to grow old or fall into disuse', adopted into Spanish to label things replaced by more modern alternatives.
Usage tips
- Commonly used for technology, methods, or systems and often carries a critical tone, so it normally follows the noun (método obsoleto) and must agree in gender and number (obsoleta, obsoletos).
Other meanings
- old-fashionedadjective
- outmodedadjective
Related words
- obsolescenciaobsolescencenoun
- obsolecerbecome obsoleteverb