What does volumen in Spanish mean?

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

The word volumen in Spanish means volume, volume, volume, volume, number, volume, volume, at full volume, turn up the volume, customer volume, client volume, trading volume, turnover, volume of operations, production volume, volume of work, volume of sales, hair volume. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word volumen

volume

nombre masculino (espacio que ocupa) (area)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La unidad de las medidas de volumen es el metro cúbico.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The volume of an object is measured in cubic meters.

volume

nombre masculino (intensidad del sonido) (noise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bajad el volumen de la tele, por favor.
Turn down the volume on the TV, please.

volume

nombre masculino (libro, tomo) (book)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Leí el primer volumen de El Señor de los Anillos, de J.R.R. Tolkien.
I read the first volume of Lord of The Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien.

volume, number

nombre masculino (cantidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El volumen de ejemplares ha disminuido por los incendios.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The turnover of goods increased significantly last year.

volume

nombre masculino (que no es plano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si pasas los dedos notarás que el dibujo tiene un poco de volumen.
If you pass your fingers over the drawing you will notice that it has a bit of volume.

volume

nombre masculino (ahuecamiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lleva un cancán para dar volumen a la falda.
She is wearing a flounced petticoat to give the skirt volume.

at full volume

locución adverbial (con volumen máximo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Mi vecina pone su música a todo volumen.

turn up the volume

locución verbal (aumentar el sonido)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan subió el volumen cuando pasaron su canción preferida.
Juan turned up the volume when his favorite song came on.

customer volume, client volume

(número de compradores)

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

trading volume

(neg: número de contratos)

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

turnover

(cifra de negocios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los nuevos socios internacionales de la compañía le permitieron duplicar su volumen de negocio el último año.
The company's new international partners allowed it to double its turnover in the past year.

volume of operations

(ingresos totales)

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

production volume

(unidades producidas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tras la renuncia de casi la cuarta parte de sus obreros, el volumen de producción de la fábrica disminuyó drásticamente.
After the resignation of almost a quarter of its workers, the factory's production volume plummeted.

volume of work

(cantidad total de tareas)

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

volume of sales

(transacciones totales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El principal objetivo de la compañía es triplicar el volumen de ventas este año.
The main objective of the company is to triple the volume of sales this year.

hair volume

(cantidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay productos cosméticos que aumentan el volumen del cabello.
There are some cosmetic products that increase hair volume.

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