What does disco in Spanish mean?

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

The word disco in Spanish means disc, record, compact disc, discus, light, puck, dial, record store, album collection, compact disc, diamond disc, diamond record, gold disc, gold record, hard disk, hard drive, intervertebral disc, night club, nightclub, club, disc brake, record an album. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word disco

disc

nombre masculino (cuerpo cilíndrico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese disco de hierro ha estado en mi garaje por años, pero no sé para que sirve.
This iron disc has been in my garage for years, but I don't know what it's for.

record

nombre masculino (vinilo para tocadiscos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Ponemos el último disco de La Quinta Estación? Me encanta ese grupo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Can you play me that old record again? It's my favourite.

compact disc

nombre masculino (soporte digital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Grabé la película en un disco.
I burned the film onto a compact disc.

discus

nombre masculino (deporte: objeto que se lanza) (track and field)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alex es campeón de su país en lanzamiento de disco.
He is the national champion in discus in his country.

light

nombre masculino (semáforo) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¡Frena! El disco está rojo.
Stop! The light is red!

puck

nombre masculino (hockey: tejo) (hockey)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El objetivo del hockey es introducir el disco en la portería del equipo contrario.
The aim of hockey is to get the puck into the other team's goal.

dial

verbo transitivo (al llamar por teléfono)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

record store

nombre femenino (tienda de discos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De vez en cuando, paso por la discoteca para comprar música nueva.
I go to the record store to buy new music from time to time.

album collection

nombre femenino (AmL (colección de discos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando quieras, te enseño la discoteca que tengo en casa.
When you want, I will show you the album collection that I have at home.

compact disc

locución nominal masculina (álbum de música)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Muchos dejaron de comprar discos compactos.
Not many people buy compact discs these days.

diamond disc, diamond record

locución nominal masculina (premio discográfico) (singles, albums)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El disco de diamante es un reconocimiento por las ventas de grupos musicales o solistas.
The Diamond Disc is an award given to groups or solo artists for singles sold.

gold disc, gold record

locución nominal masculina (premio discográfico) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese cantante ha conseguido su disco de oro gracias a las ventas de su último álbum.
That singer earned his gold record thanks to the sales of his last album.

hard disk, hard drive

locución nominal masculina (informática: dispositivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo que llevar el disco duro de mi ordenador a reparar.
I have to take in my hard disk drive to be repaired.

intervertebral disc

(Anatomía: almohadilla)

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

night club, nightclub, club

nombre femenino (local de bebidas y baile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El otro día me fui a bailar a una discoteca y conocí a la muchacha más linda que he visto en mi vida.
The other day I went dancing at a nightclub and met the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.

disc brake

nombre masculino (tipo de freno para coche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es mejor que cambie el freno de disco trasero.
You better change the rear disk brake.

record an album

(registrar sonidos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La banda grabó un disco en Nueva York.
The band recorded an album in New York.

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