Instrument in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: een-stroo-MEHN-toh
IPA: ins.tɾo.’men.to

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other meanings

In some contexts, “instrumento” can also refer to a legal instrument or document, such as a contract or a deed.

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do not confuse with

“Instrumento” can be confused with “instrucción,” which means “instruction” or “direction” in Spanish.

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usage

Refers to an instrument or tool used to perform a task or produce a result, or to a musical instrument.

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origin

From the Latin word “instrumentum,” meaning “tool” or “implement.”

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instrumento info.

Tips to remember the word ‘instrumento’:
– Associate ‘instrumento’ with the English word ‘instrument’, since both have a very similar spelling and meaning, differing only in the added ‘o’ at the end.
– Break down the word: ‘instru-‘ can remind you of ‘instruct’ or ‘instruction’, which is something an instrument helps achieve (as tools guide us), and ‘-mento’ is a common ending in Spanish for tools or instruments, similar to ‘-ment’ in English.
– Think of musical instruments, as they are common references (e.g., ‘instrumento musical’ in Spanish has the same meaning as ‘musical instrument’ in English).

Explanations:
– ‘Instrumento’ is a noun in Spanish that refers to a tool or device you use to perform a task, especially in the context of precision or artistry.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Herramienta: Generally used for tools, especially hand tools or implements used for a specific purpose in manual work.
– Aparato: Often used for devices or machinery, particularly with mechanical or electronic parts.

Alternate meanings / slang:
– ‘Instrumento’ can also refer to something used in a figurative sense, like a means to accomplish something (e.g., using a person or an organization as an ‘instrumento’ to achieve a goal).
– There is no widely recognized slang meaning for ‘instrumento’.

Examples of sentences that use ‘instrumento’:
– Necesito un instrumento para medir la temperatura del agua.
(I need an instrument to measure the water temperature.)
– El violín es mi instrumento favorito.
(The violin is my favorite instrument.)
– La constitución es un instrumento fundamental de la democracia.
(The constitution is a fundamental instrument of democracy.)
– Este tratado será un instrumento para mejorar las relaciones internacionales.
(This treaty will be an instrument for improving international relations.)

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