What does prenda in Spanish mean?

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

The word prenda in Spanish means garment, security, pledge, collateral, token, shady, sketchy, dodgy, darling, sweetie, sweetheart, forfeit, fall in love, enchant, captivate, fasten, pin, set fire to, take root, capture, catch, power on, turn on, give as a guarantee, pawn, not let on, garment, women's clothing, menswear, men's wear. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word prenda

garment

nombre femenino (de ropa, vestido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los pantalones acampanados son una prenda pasada de moda.
Bell-bottom pants are a garment that has gone out of style.

security, pledge, collateral

nombre femenino (garantía, fianza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pedí un préstamo y dejé en prenda mi reloj.
I got a loan and left my watch as collateral.

token

nombre femenino (señal, muestra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Como prenda de mi amor, te doy este anillo.
As a token of my love, I give you this ring.

shady, sketchy, dodgy

nombre común en cuanto al género (ES: coloquial (persona, individuo) (colloquial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Rafael es un prenda de cuidado: no te fíes de él.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He's dodgy and you shouldn't trust him.

darling, sweetie, sweetheart

nombre femenino (informal (persona amada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mario sueña todas las noches con su prenda.
Mario dreams of his darling every night.

forfeit

nombre femenino plural (juego: desprenderse de algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para entretenernos, jugábamos a prendas en casa de los abuelos.
To entertain ourselves, we played forfeits at our grandparents' house.

fall in love

verbo pronominal (enamorarse, admirar)

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

enchant, captivate

verbo transitivo (gustar mucho)

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

fasten, pin

verbo transitivo (sujetar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ella prendió una flor en su pelo.
She fastened (or: pinned) a flower in her hair.

set fire to

verbo transitivo (comenzar a arder)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La colilla prendió el incendio en el bosque.
The cigarette butt set fire to the woods.

take root

verbo intransitivo (coloquial (echar raíz)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Han prendido todos los esquejes que me diste.
All of the cuttings you gave me took root.

capture, catch

verbo transitivo (apresar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Lo prendió la policía cuando intentaba cruzar la frontera.
The police captured (or: caught) him when he was trying to cross the border.

power on, turn on

verbo transitivo (AmL (aparato: poner en marcha)

(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.")
Prende la computadora y conéctate a internet.
Power (or: turn) on the computer and connect to the Internet.

give as a guarantee

locución verbal (dar a cambio)

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

pawn

locución verbal (dejar como garantía) (colloquial)

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

not let on

locución verbal (no dar información)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La actriz no soltó prenda sobre las razones de su divorcio.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Maria held her cards close to her chest during negotiations.

garment

(pieza de ropa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La aduana te permite pasar cierto número de prendas de vestir.
Customs allow you entry with a limited number of garments.

women's clothing

(ropa de mujer)

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

menswear, men's wear

(ropa de hombre)

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

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