What does ficha in Spanish mean?

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

The word ficha in Spanish means domino, piece, ticket, card, file card, index card, rat, scoundrel, no-good, chip, token, open a file on, suss out, sign, clock in, punch in, clock in, sign, sign up, sign on, bibliography card, fact sheet, be flirtatious, make a move. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ficha

domino, piece

nombre femenino (pieza en juegos de mesa) (dominoes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No vamos a poder jugar dominó porque desapareció una ficha.
We can't play dominoes because there's a piece missing.

ticket

nombre femenino (tarjeta de identificación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tienes que entregar tu ficha cuando quieras sacar tu coche del estacionamiento.
You have to show your ticket when you want to get your car out the parking lot.

card, file card, index card

nombre femenino (tarjeta con datos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una ficha bibliográfica contiene los datos de identificación de un libro: título, nombre del autor, editorial, etc.
A library index card contains information to identify a book: title, author's name, publishing house, etc.

rat, scoundrel, no-good

nombre femenino (sinvergüenza, granuja, bribón)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ten cuidado que ese es una buena ficha; no te puedes fiar de él.
Be careful because that one is a real rat (or: scoundrel); you cannot trust him.

chip

nombre femenino (pieza con valor monetario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En las mesas de los casinos se usan fichas, no dinero.
Chips are used in casinos, not coins.

token

nombre femenino (pieza como señal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al soltar el abrigo en el guardaropas, me dieron una ficha.
I was given a token when I left my coat in the cloakroom.

open a file on

verbo transitivo (anotar datos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cuando le detuvieron, la policía le fichó y le dejó marcharse.
When they pulled him over, the police opened a file on him and let him go.

suss out

verbo transitivo (coloquial (desconfiar, controlar) (slang)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Entró un policía y fichó a todos las personas sospechosas.
A police officer came in and sussed out everyone who looked suspicious.

sign

verbo transitivo (deportes (contratar deportistas)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El Real Madrid ha fichado a un nuevo delantero.
Real Madrid has signed a new forward.

clock in, punch in

verbo intransitivo (marcar horario) (arrival, US)

(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.")
Todos los trabajadores tienen que fichar a la entrada y a la salida.
All employees must clock in (or: punch in) when they arrive and as they leave.

clock in

verbo intransitivo (figurado (trabajar)

(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.")
Bueno, me voy a la cama, que mañana hay que fichar.
Well, I'm going to bed since tomorrow I have to clock in.

sign, sign up, sign on

verbo intransitivo (deportes (entrar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cuando el jugador fichó por un club importante se hizo famoso.
When the player signed up (or: on) with an important club, he became famous.

bibliography card

(tarjeta con datos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las fichas bibliográficas contienen, además del título y el autor, otras informaciones importantes sobre un libro.
Bibliography cards contain important information about a book in addition to their title and author.

fact sheet

(especificaciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las dimensiones del aparato están en la ficha técnica.
The dimensions of the device are on the technical datasheet.

be flirtatious

locución verbal (MX, coloquial (coquetear)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Marcos juega a dos bandas; le ha metido ficha a Eva y a María.

make a move

locución verbal (figurado (apostar por algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan movió fichas para convertirse en el nuevo gerente.
Juan moved ahead to become the new manager.

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