comma

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒmə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑmə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kom′ə)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
comma n (punctuation mark: ,) (puntuación)coma nf
 I think your sentence needs a comma after the first clause.
 Creo que tu oración necesita una coma después de la primera cláusula.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
comma splice (linguistics)coma indebida nf + adj
inverted comma n UK (apostrophe: ')comillas nfpl
  comillas simples nfpl + adj
 A single inverted comma is the same keyboard character as an apostrophe.
 Una sola comilla es la misma tecla que es un apóstrofe.
inverted commas npl UK (punctuation indicating speech, etc.)comillas nfpl
 In written English, direct speech is usually enclosed in inverted commas.
 En inglés, el discurso directo suele ir con comillas.
quotation mark,
also UK: speech mark,
also UK: inverted comma n		 usually plural (punctuation indicating speech, etc.)comillas nfpl
 Should quotation marks come before or after a full stop?
 ¿Las comillas van antes o después del punto final?
serial comma,
also UK: Oxford comma n		 (punctuation)coma de enumeración nf + loc adj
  coma de Harvard loc nom f
  coma de Oxford loc nom f
 In the sentence: "Party guests included the neighbours, Ian, and Beth." the Oxford comma is used after Ian and clarifies that it is the neighbours and Ian and Beth who have been invited rather than that the neighbours are Ian and Beth.
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'comma' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
punctuation mark
Spanish:
cedilla - coma - separador decimal


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