What does rasgo in Spanish mean?

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

The word rasgo in Spanish means stroke, flourish, characteristic, act, characteristic, tear, rip, rip, tear, strum, distinctive trait, negative trait, pronounced features. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rasgo

stroke, flourish

nombre masculino (trazo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La escritura se identifica por los rasgos.
A person's handwriting can be identified by its flourishes.

characteristic

nombre masculino (característica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ronronear es un rasgo propio de los felinos.
Purring is a characteristic of cats.

act

nombre masculino (acción)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Perdonar a su asaltante fue un rasgo de generosidad.
Forgiving her attacker was an act of generosity.

characteristic

nombre masculino (característica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tacañería extrema es un rasgo de su personalidad.
Stinginess is one of his characteristics.

tear, rip

verbo transitivo (romper, desgarrar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Para hacer el vendaje tienes que rasgar la tela en tiras.
You have to tear (or: rip) the cloth in strips to make a bandage.

rip, tear

verbo pronominal (romperse, desgarrarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cuidado con ese tornillo porque puede rasgarse la ropa con él.
Watch out for that screw because your clothes could rip (or: tear) on it.

strum

verbo transitivo (tocar la guitarra) (guitar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En el fondo del bar había un chico rasgando la guitarra.
In the back of the bar, there was a boy strumming a guitar.

distinctive trait

(cualidad peculiar)

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

negative trait

(cualidad negativa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La envidia es un rasgo negativo de muchas personas.
Envy is a negative trait in many people.

pronounced features

(cara: facción marcada) (face)

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

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