What does aparato in Spanish mean?

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

The word aparato in Spanish means equipment, system, beam, team, detail, squad, crew, machine, appliance, ambulacral system, water vascular system, hearing aid, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, x ray unit, vacuum unit, dental device, digestive system, electrical appliance, finger extender, finger extension, vocal tract, genitalia, orthopedic device, repressive apparatus, reproductive apparatus, respiratory system, breathing system, phone, vacuum apparatus, circulatory system. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aparato

equipment

nombre masculino (mecanismo, máquina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cancelaron la fiesta porque fallaba el aparato de sonido.
The party was cancelled due to a sound equipment failure.

system

nombre masculino (órganos con la misma función)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El aparato circulatorio es el que distribuye la sangre a todo el cuerpo.
The circulatory system spreads blood throughout the body.

beam

nombre masculino (instrumento de gimnasia) (gymnastics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La barra de equilibrio es el aparato donde las gimnastas realizan saltos y acrobacias.
Gymnasts perform jumps and acrobatics on the beam.

team, detail, squad, crew

nombre masculino (parafernalia, pompa) (personnel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cantante llegó rodeado de un gran aparato de seguridad.
A large security crew surrounded the singer on his entrance.

machine

nombre masculino (colección de medios para un fin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El aparato publicitario que utiliza la Coca Cola le ha abierto las puertas del mundo.
The publicity machine employed by Coca Cola has opened up doors for them worldwide.

appliance

nombre masculino (electrodoméstico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tienes demasiados aparatos anticuados en la cocina, deberías reemplazar algunos.
You have too many old appliances in the kitchen. You should replace some of them.

ambulacral system, water vascular system

nombre masculino (equinodermos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las estrellas de mar se mueven y alimentan con el aparato ambulacral.

hearing aid

locución nominal masculina (audífono)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu abuelo necesita un aparato auditivo porque se está quedando sordo.
Your grandfather needs a hearing aid because he's going deaf.

Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex

nombre masculino (anatomía: orgánulo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La función del aparato de Golgi es completar la fabricación de algunas proteínas celulares.
The function of the Golgi apparatus (or: the Golgi complex) is to complete the production of some protein cells.

x ray unit

locución nominal masculina (scanner)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para acceder a un avión hay que pasar los bolsos por el aparato de rayos x.
Your bags need to pass through an x-ray unit to gain access to an airplane.

vacuum unit

locución nominal masculina (terapia de vacío) (therapy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la clínica de belleza aplican la terapia con un aparato de vacío.

dental device

locución nominal masculina (de ortodoncia) (formal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Casi todos los niños en la escuela usan aparatos dentales en algún momento.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I had to get braces when I turned thirteen.

digestive system

nombre masculino (conjunto de órganos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El aparato digestivo está encargado de las funciones de ingestión, digestión, absorción y excreción.
The digestive system is in charge of ingestion, digestion, absorption and excretion.

electrical appliance

(dispositivo de electricidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Desenchufa todos los aparatos eléctricos que no estés usando.
Unplug all electrical appliances that you are not using.

finger extender, finger extension

locución nominal masculina (Anatomía: tendones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Laura sufrió graves daños en el aparato extensor de los dedos de la mano derecha cuando se accidentó esquiando.
Laura suffered severe damage to her finger extension on her right hand as a result of a skiing accident.

vocal tract

nombre masculino (conjunto de órganos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El aparato fonador humano lo componen órganos de respiración, fonación y articulación.

genitalia

locución nominal masculina (órganos reproductivos)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Melania aprendió en la escuela el funcionamiento del aparato genital femenino.
Melania learnt about the functioning of the female genitalia at school.

orthopedic device

(de tratamiento médico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esa farmacia se especializa en venta de aparatos ortopédicos.
The pharmacy specializes in the sale of orthopedic devices.

repressive apparatus

locución nominal masculina (grupo ideológico de dominación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El aparato represivo estatal ejerce una fuerza invisible sobre los habitantes.
The state's repressive apparatus exerts an invisible force on its citizens.

reproductive apparatus

nombre masculino (conjunto de órganos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El aparato reproductor cumple la función de reproducir los individuos de una especie.

respiratory system, breathing system

(conjunto de órganos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El sistema respiratorio se encarga del intercambio de gases entre el cuerpo y la atmósfera.
The respiratory system is in charge of the exchange of gases between the body and the atmosphere.

phone

(teléfono)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se rompió mi aparato telefónico, tendré que comprar otro.
My phone broke; I'll have to buy a new one.

vacuum apparatus

locución nominal femenina (para disfunción eréctil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La bomba de vacío es un cilindro de plástico con un anillo en el extremo.
A vacuum apparatus is a plastic cylinder with a ring on one end.

circulatory system

nombre masculino (corazón, venas, arterias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El sistema circulatorio lleva el oxígeno a las células.
The circulatory system pumps oxygen to the cells.

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