What does cabal in Spanish mean?

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

The word cabal in Spanish means thorough, comprehensive, upright, honest, sensible, exactly, in your right mind, with sound judgement, not be in your right mind. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cabal

thorough, comprehensive

adjetivo de una sola terminación (completo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Realizó un estudio cabal del libro de texto.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The lawyer ended his complete rebuttal with a quote from the Bible.

upright, honest

adjetivo de una sola terminación (honrado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Es una mujer cabal, la amiga perfecta.

She's a fine woman, the perfect friend.

sensible

adjetivo de una sola terminación (persona: juiciosa)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Mi amigo no haría una locura así. Es un hombre cabal.

My friend would not do something like that. He's a level-headed man.

exactly

adverbio (GT, HN: informal (exacto, correcto)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

in your right mind

locución adjetiva (cuerdo, prudente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Cualquier persona en sus cabales vería que hay algo raro en este asunto.

Anyone in their right mind would see that there's something fishy going on.

with sound judgement

locución adverbial (con cordura, con prudencia)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

Antes de condenar al acusado, el juez ordenó determinar si actuó en sus cabales.

Before sentencing the accused, the judge ordered to determine if he acted with sound judgement.

not be in your right mind

locución verbal (haber perdido el juicio)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

El notario declaró que el empresario no estaba en sus cabales cuando solicitó modificar el poder.

The notary declared that the businessman was not in his right mind when he asked to modify the power of attorney.

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