What does ciclo in Spanish mean?

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

The word ciclo in Spanish means cycle, cycle, period, season, course, year, cyclo-, secondary school, high school, primary school, elementary school, wash cycle, life cycle, business cycle, economic cycle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ciclo

cycle

nombre masculino (fases periódicas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ciclo menstrual dura unos 28 días.
The menstrual cycle lasts about 28 days.

cycle, period

nombre masculino (período de tiempo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La muerte de Franco cerró el ciclo histórico de la dictadura.
The death of Franco closed a historic cycle (or: period) of dictatorship.

season

nombre masculino (actos culturales relacionados) (film, concerts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La película cierra el ciclo de cine sobre la Guerra Civil.
The movie brings the season of Civil War movies to a close.

course, year

nombre masculino (Educación (bloque del plan de estudios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los alumnos de segundo ciclo tienen los exámenes más temprano.
Second year (or: course) students have earlier exams.

cyclo-

prefijo (círculo, giro)

(prefix: Added to front of word stem--for example, unsaid = un+said.)
Es común ver ciclomotores en el centro de la ciudad.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator.

secondary school, high school

locución nominal masculina (AR, EC, UY (enseñanza secundaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los adolescentes están en el ciclo básico y ya piensan en la universidad.
Adolescents are in secondary school and are already thinking about university.

primary school, elementary school

locución nominal masculina (CL (enseñanza inicial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María tiene un hijo de 6 años que va al ciclo básico.
Maria has a six year old son who goes to primary school.

wash cycle

locución nominal masculina (lavadora: programa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ciclo de lavado dura aproximadamente una hora.
The wash cycle lasts approximately one hour.

life cycle

locución nominal masculina (existencia: fases)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ciclo de vida de la especie es de aproximadamente veinte años.
The life cycle of the species is approximately twenty years.

business cycle, economic cycle

(economía: fluctuaciones recurrentes)

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

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