What does dato in Spanish mean?

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

The word dato in Spanish means piece of information, news, information, data, date from, determine the age of, date, a very interesting detail. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dato

piece of information

nombre masculino (información) (singular)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me falta un dato para afirmar esa teoría.
I need just one piece of information to confirm the theory.

news, information

nombre masculino (noticia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El último dato que nos llegó de Ruritania parece confirmar la guerra.
The latest news coming from the area seems to confirm the outbreak of war.

data

nombre masculino plural (Informática: para navegar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se me acabaron los datos y no puedo revisar el correo.
I ran out of data and couldn't check my mail.

date from

verbo transitivo (existir desde)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Los primeros indicios datan del S IV de nuestra era.
The first traces date from the 4th century of our time.

determine the age of

verbo transitivo (averiguar la antigüedad)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Utilizaron la prueba del carbono 14 para datar los fósiles.
They used carbon 14 testing to determine the age of the fossils.

date

verbo transitivo (poner fecha)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Es importante datar las facturas antes de los 25 de cada mes.
It's important to date the invoices before the 25th of each month.

a very interesting detail

(muy importante)

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

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