Spanish Conversation · Level 84
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Spanish word
predominar
Pronunciation
IPA/pɾeðomiˈnaɾ/
Meaning
- verbpredominate
Example
En esta zona cultural predomina la música tradicional.
In this cultural area, traditional music predominates.
More examples
En las redes sociales suele predominar el contenido breve y visual.
On social media, brief visual content tends to predominate.
Core concept
A large crowd filling a town square while a few people stand at the margins.
Common phrases
predomina en la conversación cotidiana
predominate in everyday conversation
predomina en la mayoría de los casos
predominate in most cases
Similar words
prevalecer: Support or usage is widespread and persists across a community or over time.
dominar: A person or force holds superior power or skill and controls others.
Definition in Spanish
Tener mayor presencia o influencia que otras cosas en un contexto; ser lo más frecuente o dominante en ese ámbito.
Word origin
It is derived from Latin praedominari, from prae 'before' plus dominari 'to rule', and it expresses the idea of being more prevalent or influential.
Usage tips
- Often used in neutral or formal contexts to state trends, predominar is sometimes replaced in casual speech by phrases like 'hay más' or 'se ve más' for a more natural tone.
Other meanings
- be dominantverb
- prevailverb
Opposites
- subordinarsebe subordinatedverb
Related words
- predominiopredominancenoun
- predominantepredominantadjective