contraceptive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɒntrəˈsɛptɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kon′trə septiv)

  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (8)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
contraceptive n ([sth] that prevents pregnancy)anticonceptivo nm
  (AmL)contraceptivo nm
Note: El término contraceptivo es aceptado por la Real Academia, a pesar de ser un calco del inglés. Su uso es más común en partes de América Latina.
 Many different contraceptives are available to women who don't want to get pregnant.
contraceptive adj (preventing pregnancy)anticonceptivo/a adj
  (AmL)contraceptivo adj
 The couple were careful to take contraceptive measures.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
birth control pill,
birth-control pill,
contraceptive pill
n
(contraceptive tablet)píldora anticonceptiva nf + adj
  (AR)pastilla anticonceptiva nf + adj
 Women take the birth control pill to avoid getting pregnant.
 Las mujeres toman la píldora anticonceptiva para evitar un embarazo.
  (coloquial)la píldora nf
  la pastilla nf
 Las mujeres toman la píldora para evitar un embarazo.
contraceptive diaphragm n (pregnancy prevention device)diafragma nm
 Some women prefer to use a contraceptive diaphragm rather than the birth control pill.
oral contraceptive n (the Pill)pastillas anticonceptivas nf + adj
 Oral contraceptives stop a woman from ovulating.
 Las pastillas anticonceptivas detienen la ovulación.
  (coloquial)la píldora nf
 La píldora detiene la ovulación.
  (formal)anticonceptivos por vía oral grupo nom
 Los anticonceptivos por vía oral detienen la ovulación.
  (medicina)contraceptivo oral nm + adj mf
 Las contraceptivos orales detienen la ovulación.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'contraceptive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Spanish:


Forum discussions with the word(s) "contraceptive" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'contraceptive'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!