What does esquina in Spanish mean?

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

The word esquina in Spanish means corner, put in a corner, set at odds, form a corner, fall out, just after the corner, just past the corner, around the corner, around the corner, corner, corner kick. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word esquina

corner

nombre femenino (cosa: ángulo, arista, vértice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gira a la derecha al llegar a la esquina.
Turn right when you get to the corner.

put in a corner

verbo transitivo (poner en esquina)

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

set at odds

verbo transitivo (enemistar, indisponer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El incidente que sucedió aquella tarde en la iglesia esquinó a las hermanas.
The incident that unfolded in the church that evening set the brothers at odds.

form a corner

verbo intransitivo (formar esquina)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La iglesia esquina con la biblioteca pública.
The church forms a corner with the public library.

fall out

verbo pronominal (pelearse, enemistarse)

(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.")

just after the corner, just past the corner

locución adverbial (al otro lado de la esquina) (physically)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

around the corner

locución adverbial (figurado (muy próximo)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Ya estamos en mayo y las vacaciones están a la vuelta de la esquina.
It's already May and summer vacation is around the corner.

around the corner

locución adverbial (figurado (muy a mano)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
La clonación humana está a la vuelta de la esquina.
Cloning humans is just around the corner.

corner, corner kick

(fútbol: tiro de reanudación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El saque de esquina es para la selección argentina.
That's a corner kick to Argentina.

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