What does revista in Spanish mean?

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

The word revista in Spanish means magazine, revue, review, line, take on, cloak, disguise, summon up, clothe, dress, put on your vestments, from a magazine, out of a magazine, inspect the troops, inspect the troops, look over, press review, gossip magazine, tabloid magazine, online magazine, e-magazine, special-interest magazine, pornographic magazine, porno magazine. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word revista

magazine

nombre femenino (publicación periódica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El actor demandó al editor de la revista de cotilleo por difamación.
The actor sued the editor of the gossip magazine for libel.

revue

nombre femenino (espectáculo de cabaret)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quiere ser actriz de revista.
I want to be an actress in a revue.

review

nombre femenino (militar: revisión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El coronel pasó revista a sus tropas.
The colonel carried out a review his troops.

line

verbo transitivo (cubrir superficies)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Revistieron el techo con impermeabilizante.
They lined the roof with waterproofing material.

take on

verbo transitivo (mostrar: aspecto, cualidad)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
La revelación de la estatua revistió gran solemnidad.
The unveiling of the statue took on great solemnity.

cloak, disguise

(disfrazar, enmascarar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ese candidato reviste de bondad su hipocresía.
The candidate cloaks (or: disguises) his hypocrisy with kindness.

summon up

(tomar cierta actitud)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tuvimos que revestirnos de resignación cuando vimos que su actitud no cambiaba.
We summoned ourselves up with resignation when we saw that his attitude was not changing.

clothe, dress

verbo transitivo (poner ropa litúrgica)

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

put on your vestments

verbo pronominal (ponerse ropa litúrgica)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El sacerdote se revistió rápido porque llegó tarde.
The priest quickly put on his vestments because he was late.

from a magazine, out of a magazine

locución adjetiva (muy bonito) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Her tailored dress look it came out of a magazine, it's gorgeous!

inspect the troops

locución verbal (jefe: supervisar) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El director pasa revista en el despacho por las mañanas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The teacher took attendance and noticed several students were absent.

inspect the troops

locución verbal (militar: a la tropa)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El general pasó revista a sus soldados.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Each day the sergeant inspects the troops.

look over

locución verbal (revisar, examinar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Pasaremos revista a los últimos acontecimientos deportivos.
We took a look at the latest sporting events.

press review

nombre femenino (periódico, diario) (summary)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy la revista de prensa habla del desempleo.

gossip magazine, tabloid magazine

locución nominal femenina (ES (sobre personas famosas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La revista del corazón cubre el mundo de las personalidades de la farándula.

online magazine, e-magazine

(publicación online)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María escribe para una revista digital.
Maria writes for an online magazine.

special-interest magazine

(publicación temática)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marcos compró una revista especializada de economía internacional.

pornographic magazine, porno magazine

nombre femenino (con contenido sexual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es improbable que una revista pornográfica gane un Pulitzer.

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