What does interna in Spanish mean?

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

The word interna in Spanish means internal, intern, boarding, live-in, extension, live-in servant, student boarder, boarding student, resident student, inmate, intern, hospitalize, send in, penetrate, advance, get into, get into, internal accusative, internal matter, internal auditor, internal competition, internal promotion, internal mail, deep down, conscience, internal operations, gross domestic product, domestic flight. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word interna

internal

adjetivo (adentro, al interior) (body)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No sabemos todavía si hubo daño interno en los órganos.
We still don't know whether there was internal damage to organs.

intern

adjetivo (AmL (practicante de medicina) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me atendió un médico interno muy amable y gentil.
I was attended by a medical intern who was very kind and polite.

boarding

adjetivo (que vive en la escuela)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El alumno interno vive en el dormitorio para estudiantes.
The boarding student lives in the student dorm rooms.

live-in

adjetivo (empleado: vive donde trabaja)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La anciana está buscando a una empleada interna que pueda acompañarla en todo momento.
The old lady is looking for a live-in housekeeper who can be with her all the time.

extension

nombre masculino (comunicación: teléfono) (telephone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si quieres llamar al despacho de Antonio, tienes que marcar el interno 0035.
If you want to call Antonio's desk, you have to dial the extension 0035.

live-in servant

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (empleado que vive donde trabaja)

Los internos solamente pueden salir los domingos.
Live-in servants can only go out on Sundays.

student boarder, boarding student, resident student

(AmL (que vive en la escuela) (school)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al terminar las clases el interno se va a la residencia de estudiantes.
At the end of classes, the student boarder goes to the residence hall.

inmate

(Costa Rica (reo, prisionero) (prison, jail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un interno logró meter varios kilos de cocaína.
An inmate was able to smuggle in several kilos of cocaine.

intern

(estudiante de medicina) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un interno vive y trabaja en un hospital.
An intern lives and works in a hospital.

hospitalize

verbo transitivo (meter: en instituciones) (US)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Debido a sus heridas internaron al herido en el hospital.
Due to his wounds, the injured man was hospitalized.

send in

verbo transitivo (enviar, meter: tierra adentro)

(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.")
El general internó a sus ejércitos en el territorio enemigo.
The general sent his armies in to enemy territory.

penetrate, advance

verbo pronominal (introducirse tierra adentro)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Los ejércitos se internaron en el país quemándolo todo.
The armies penetrated (or: advanced) the country burning it to the ground.

get into

verbo pronominal (introducirse en algún sitio)

El espía se internó en el palacio sin que nadie lo viera y robó los mapas secretos.
The spy got into the palace unseen and he stole the secret maps.

get into

verbo pronominal (figurado (profundizar, aprender)

En su juventud se internó en los secretos del ocultismo y la magia negra.
In his youth he got into the secrets of occultism and black magic.

internal accusative

nombre masculino (reiterador verbal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El acusativo interno es un objeto que reitera el significado del verbo en latín o griego.

internal matter

(tema interno)

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

internal auditor

locución nominal con flexión de género (inspector)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El auditor interno detecta irregularidades, las informa y verifica que se corrijan.
An internal auditor detects irregularities, reports them, and verifies that they are corrected.

internal competition

(convocatoria restringida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los cargos se cubren por concurso interno.
Positions are covered through internal competition.

internal promotion

(ascenso de personal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La promoción de personal depende de un concurso interno.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The company has decided on an internal promotion to fill the post of sales director.

internal mail

locución nominal masculina (de empresas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mandaron el memo por correo interno.
They sent the memo via internal mail.

deep down

locución adverbial (ámbito de su conciencia)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En mi fuero interno, sabía que eso estaba mal.
Deep down, I knew that was bad.

conscience

nombre masculino (libertad de juicio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Actua de acuerdo a tu fuero interno.

internal operations

(proceso interior)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
El funcionamiento interno de esta organización es muy complejo. Hoy aprenderemos acerca del funcionamiento interno de la célula.
The organisation's internal operations are very complex. Today we will learn about the internal operations of the cell.

gross domestic product

locución nominal masculina (producción de un país)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El producto interior bruto creció un 3,7% este año.
Gross domestic product grew 3.7% this year.

domestic flight

locución nominal masculina (dentro del país)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Voy a Buenos Aires en un vuelo doméstico que tarda dos horas.
I'm taking a two-hour domestic flight to Buenos Aires.

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