What does arco in Spanish mean?

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

The word arco in Spanish means arch, bow, goal, splayed arch, straight arch, horizontal arch, pointed arch, Atlantic Europe, arc capable, ogee arch, cupid's bow, goal, horseshoe arch, semicircular arch, security screening, security check, security gate, triumphal arch, metal detector, story arc, electrical current, pointed arch, segmental arch, facebow, time frame, inverted arch, rainbow, lancet arch, pointed arch, ogive arch, parliamentary parties, parties of Parliament, arch of the foot, political spectrum, diminished arch, segmental arch, Tudor arch, electric arc, not care, archery. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arco

arch

nombre masculino (línea curva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dibujó un arco perfecto en la arena.
She drew a perfect arch in the sand.

bow

nombre masculino (para flechas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Guillermo Tell manejaba el arco con maestría.
Guillermo Tell handled the bow with mastery.

goal

nombre masculino (anticuado (portería de campo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El portero cubrió el arco y pudo parar el disparo a puerta.
The goalkeeper had the goal area covered and was able to stop the ball immediately.

splayed arch

nombre masculino (arquitectura: en portadas, ventanales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los arcos abocinados tienen más luz por un lado que por otro.

straight arch, horizontal arch

nombre masculino (arquitectura: sin curvatura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los arcos adintelados terminan en línea recta.

pointed arch

locución nominal masculina (arquitectura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La iglesia tiene una puerta de arco apuntado.

Atlantic Europe

nombre propio masculino (Europa bañada por el Atlántico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los miembros del Arco Atlántico se reunirán hoy por la tarde.
The members of Atlantic Europe are meeting this evening.

arc capable

locución nominal masculina (geometría)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ogee arch

nombre masculino (arquitectura: con escotadura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los arcos conopiales tienen una escotadura en el ápice que los hace muy elegantes.

cupid's bow

locución nominal masculina (labio superior)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Brenda se pintó cuidadosamente el arco de cupido.

goal

locución nominal masculina (portería) (soccer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El salón de juegos tiene una cancha con dos arcos de fútbol.
The games room has a pitch with two goals for football.

horseshoe arch

(Arquitectura: arco curvado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las construcciones islámicas tienen muchos arcos de herradura.
Islamic buildings have many horseshoe arches.

semicircular arch

locución nominal masculina (arquitectura: semicírculo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los romanos usaban el arco de medio punto en sus construcciones.
The Romans used semicircular arches in their buildings.

security screening, security check, security gate

nombre masculino (detector de metal) (airport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Todos tuvimos que pasar por el arco de seguridad antes de abordar.
We all had to go through security screening before boarding.

triumphal arch

nombre masculino (monumento conmemorativo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El arco del triunfo de Adriano es muy conocido en todo el mundo.
The triumphal arch of Hadrian is well-known throughout the world.

metal detector

(aeropuertos, estaciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El arco detector de metales es un equipo de seguridad.
A metal detector is security equipment.

story arc

locución nominal masculina (historia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

electrical current

(arco voltáico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pointed arch

(arco puntiagudo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

segmental arch

(arquitectura) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

facebow

locución nominal masculina (ortodoncia) (dentistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La niña no quería usar un arco facial por miedo a las burlas en el colegio.

time frame

locución nominal masculina (reloj)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

inverted arch

locución nominal masculina (yoga: postura) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rainbow

nombre masculino (fenómeno óptico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los arcoíris tienen una fuerte simbología en todas las culturas.
Rainbows have strong symbology in all cultures.

lancet arch, pointed arch, ogive arch

(arco apuntado) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Todas las ventanas de la iglesia son arcos ojivales.
All of the church windows are lancet arches.

parliamentary parties, parties of Parliament

(composición del hemiciclo) (collective)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
El arco parlamentario cuenta con muchos miembros de la oposición.

arch of the foot

locución nominal masculina (pie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nicolás tiene un problema en el arco plantar y no puede apoyar bien el pie.
Nicholas has a problem in the arch of his foot and can't put his foot down properly.

political spectrum

(hemiciclo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

diminished arch, segmental arch

(arquitectura) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al arquitecto le gusta usar arcos rebajados en sus construcciones.
The architect likes to use diminished arches in his constructions.

Tudor arch

locución nominal masculina (arquitectura: arco gótico) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El arco Tudor tuvo su esplendor en la arquitectura inglesa del S XV.

electric arc

(descarga luminosa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El arco voltaico se produce entre dos cuerpos próximos con fuerte carga eléctrica.

not care

locución verbal (coloquial, vulgar (denota indiferencia)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Esa empresa se pasa por el arco del triunfo los derechos de los empleados.

archery

(deporte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En esta modalidad del tiro con arco se dispara al blanco desde 120 metros de distancia.
In this kind of archery you shoot at the target from a distance of 120 metres.

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