What does celos in Spanish mean?

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

The word celos in Spanish means jealousy, zeal, enthusiasm, heat, sticky tape, adhesive tape, fit of jealousy, bout of jealousy, professional jealousy, make jealous, scene, be consumed with jealousy, be wrought with jealousy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word celos

jealousy

nombre masculino plural (sospecha, inquietud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tus celos son injustificados, esa chica es su hermana.
Your jealousy is unjustified; that girl is his sister.

zeal, enthusiasm

nombre masculino (esmero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta el celo que pone en hacer bien su trabajo.
I like the zeal (or: enthusiasm) she puts in to doing her job right.

heat

nombre masculino (periodo de apareamiento animal) (female)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las hembras permiten que los machos se les acerquen durante el celo.
If the female isn't in heat she will not let the male near her.

sticky tape, adhesive tape

nombre masculino (ES (cinta transparente adhesiva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pégalo con celo a la pared.
Stick it to the wall with sticky tape.

fit of jealousy, bout of jealousy

(celos repentinos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi novio sufre de ataques de celos muy a menudo.
My boyfriend suffers from fits (or: bouts) of jealousy very often.

professional jealousy

locución nominal masculina plural (problemas de ego)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martín tiene muchos celos profesionales y es difícil trabajar con él en equipo.
Martin suffers from professional jealousy and it's difficult to work in a team with him.

make jealous

locución verbal (a la pareja)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pablo le da celos a María cada vez que sale con sus amigas.
Pablo makes Maria jealous every time he goes out with her friends.

scene

(numerito por celos)

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

be consumed with jealousy, be wrought with jealousy

locución verbal (sufrir de celos)

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

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