colon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkəʊlən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkoʊlən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kōlən; for 4lon, kə lon)

Inflections of 'colon' (n):
colons
npl (All usages, except the poetry sense)
cola
npl (For the poetry sense and the intestine sense)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
colon n (punctuation mark :)dos puntos loc nom mpl
 It is important to understand the difference between a colon and a semicolon.
 Es importante comprender la diferencia entre los dos puntos y el punto y coma.
colon n (anatomy: large intestine)colon nm
 The professor is sick today with an infection of the colon.
 El profesor hoy está enfermo con una infección del colon.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
colon n (poetry)coma nf
 The students are studying the colon in Greek poetry.
 Los estudiantes están estudiando la coma en la poesía griega.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
ascending colon n (part of large intestine)colon ascendente loc nom m
 The doctor told him that his ascending colon was blocked.
 El médico le dijo que su colon ascendente estaba bloqueado.
colon bacillus (bacteria)bacilo del colon loc nom m
colon cancer n (tumour in intestine)cáncer de colon loc nom m
 A low fiber diet can lead to colon cancer.
 Una dieta rica en fibra puede ayudar a prevenir el desarrollo de cáncer de colon.
semicolon,
semi-colon,
semi colon
n
(punctuation mark ;)punto y coma loc nom m
 It's important to know the difference between a semicolon and a colon.
 Es importante conocer la diferencia entre el punto y coma y los dos puntos.
sigmoid colon n (lower section of large intestine)colon sigmoide, colon sigmoideo loc nom m
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El colon sigmoideo se denomina así porque tiene forma de Σ (sigma).
transverse colon n (part of large intestine)colon transverso loc nom m
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'colon' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: check for colon [cancer, tumors], [has, suffers from] colon cancer, [prevent, avoid, detect] colon cancer, more...

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