What does so in Spanish mean?

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

The word so in Spanish means under, you, Whoa!, under-, lightly, SW, operating system, under the pretext of, under penalty of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word so

under

preposición (debajo de, bajo)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
El tirano prohibió las manifestaciones en la vía pública so pena de cárcel.
The tyrant outlawed public demonstrations under penalty of jail.

you

adverbio (énfasis de un insulto) (before descriptor)

(pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.")
¡So bestia! Si no bajas la velocidad vas a atropellar a un peatón.
You lunatic! If you don't slow down, you're going to run someone over.

Whoa!

interjección (orden al caballo)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
El caballo se desbocó, no obedecía a su jinete cuando le gritaba ¡So, caballo!
The horse bolted and didn't obey when the rider yelled, "Whoa, horse!"

under-

prefijo (por debajo)

(prefix: Added to front of word stem--for example, unsaid = un+said.)
Ejemplo: socavar, soterrar.
Example: underwater

lightly

prefijo (acción ligera)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ejemplo: sofreír, soasar.
Example: lightly fry, lightly roast

SW

nombre masculino (abreviatura (sudoeste) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chiapas se encuentra al SO de México.
Chiapas is in SW Mexico.

operating system

locución nominal masculina (programa para gestionar recursos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesito actualizar el sistema operativo de mi computadora.
I need to update the operating system on my computer.

under the pretext of

locución preposicional (anticuado (con el pretexto de)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Quería imponerme su voluntad so color de la amistad.

under penalty of

locución preposicional (anticuado (introduce posible castigo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El secreto profesional es obligatorio so pena de multa.
Professional secrecy is mandatory under penalty of fine.

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