What does actualidad in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word actualidad in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use actualidad in Spanish.

The word actualidad in Spanish means news, current affairs, hot news, relevance, timeliness, very latest, at present, window to current affairs. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word actualidad

news, current affairs

nombre femenino (el presente)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Nuestro especial semanal se dedica a la actualidad política. Este programa sobre deportes y espectáculos es una ventana a la actualidad.
Our weekly round-up is dedicated to political news. This sports and entertainment program is a window on current affairs.

hot news

nombre femenino (suceso de interés común) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El inminente despido del gerente fue la actualidad de la oficina por días.
The manager's impending dismissal was hot news at the office for days.

relevance, timeliness

nombre femenino (relevancia en el presente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nadie está poniendo en duda la actualidad de estas noticias, pero sí su enfoque. Esta novela sigue sorprendiendo por su actualidad, a pesar de haber sido escrita hace seis décadas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The story is still quite topical, despite having taken place twenty years ago.

very latest

locución preposicional (suceso: de gran interés actual)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La boda del actor está de rabiosa actualidad.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She's famous for wearing the very latest trends.

at present

locución adverbial (en el presente)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
En la actualidad, la población de la ciudad asciende a cuatro millones.
At present, the city's population stands at four million.

window to current affairs

locución nominal femenina (noticias, cotilleos)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El programa sobre política, deportes y espectáculos, es una ventana a la actualidad.
The programme on politics, sport and entertainment is a window to current affairs.

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