Spanish Conversation · Level 35
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Spanish word
soplo
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈsoplo/
Meaning
- masculine nounpuff
Example
Con un soplo apagó la vela.
With one puff he blew out the candle.
More examples
Un soplo de viento abrió la ventana.
A puff of wind opened the window.
Core concept
One brief outward breath used to extinguish a flame.
Common phrases
dar un soplo
give a puff
un soplo de aire
a puff of air
un soplo de viento
a puff of wind
Similar words
soplido: A quick sharp puff of air, often used to blow out small flames.
suspiro: A drawn-out sighing breath that signals relief, frustration, or sorrow.
aliento: The bodily breath exchanged during respiration, essential for life.
bocanada: A concentrated burst of air expelled forcefully, as from the mouth or lungs.
Definition in Spanish
Acción breve de expulsar aire por la boca en una sola exhalación, como para apagar una vela.
Word origin
A nominalization of soplar, itself from Latin sufflare, that retains the sense of a short blowing action.
Usage tips
- Common collocations include apagar or vela for the literal act, while set phrases such as dar un soplo or soplo cardíaco give nonliteral meanings.
Other meanings
- tip-offnoun
- murmurnoun
Opposites
- succiónsuctionnoun
Related words
- soplóninformernoun
- sopladorblowernoun
- soplidopuffnoun