arroba

f.

1 at, \@ symbol (computing) (en dirección de correo electrónico).

2 twenty five pounds.

3 at sign.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: arrobar.

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arroba

► nombre femenino

1 (medida de peso) measure of weight equal to 11.502 kg, 25.3 lbs; (medida de capacidad) variable liquid measure

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por arrobas heaps of, stacks of, loads of

■ había comida por arrobas there was heaps of food

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SF

1) (=medida de peso) 25 pounds; (=medida de líquidos) a variable liquid measure

- por arrobas

tiene talento por arrobas — he has loads of talent, he oozes talent *

2) (Internet) [en dirección electrónica] at

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femenino

1)

a) (medida de peso) unit of weight of between 11 and 16 kg (24-36 lbs) according to region

b) (medida de capacidad) unit of liquid measure of between 12 and 16 liters (US 25-34 pts, Brit. 21-28 pts) according to region

2) (en dirección electrónica) at, \@

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femenino

1)

a) (medida de peso) unit of weight of between 11 and 16 kg (24-36 lbs) according to region

b) (medida de capacidad) unit of liquid measure of between 12 and 16 liters (US 25-34 pts, Brit. 21-28 pts) according to region

2) (en dirección electrónica) at, \@

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arroba(\@)

= \@ (at).

Nota: Símbolo utilizado antiguamente en el comercio marítimo para representar la "ánfora" (vasija de dos asas) como unidad de transporte y peso.

Ex: If any of you have questions and want to send me e-mail, my address is saunders\@novelnet.org.

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arroba

A feminine

1 (medida de peso) unit of weight of between 11 and 16 kg (24-36 lbs) according to region

2 (medida de capacidad) unit of liquid measure of between 12 and 16 liters (US 25-34 pts, Brit. 21-28 pts) according to region

por arrobas: nos dieron comida/vino por arrobas they gave us large quantities of o (colloq) loads of food/wine

B (en dirección electrónica) at, \@

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Del verbo arrobar: (conjugate arrobar)

arroba es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
arroba    
arrobar
arroba sustantivo femenino
1 (en dirección electrónica) at, at sign
2 Hist

a) (medida de peso) unit of weight of about 14 kg

b) (medida de capacidad) unit of liquid measure of about 15 l

arroba f (medida) Spanish unit of weight and of liquid measure, varying according to region

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arroba nf

1. [unidad de peso] = 11.5 kg;

Fig

por arrobas by the sackful

2. [unidad de volumen] [para vino] = approx 16 litres;

[para aceite] = approx 12 litres

3. Informát [símbolo] at, \@ sign;

“juan, arroba mundonet, punto, es” “juan, at mundonet, dot, es”

ARROBA “\@”

In standard Spanish grammar, where nouns, adjectives and pronouns have masculine and feminine forms, the masculine plural form is used when referring to a group which includes men and women (cf. the now old-fashioned use of “mankind” to mean “all humanity” in English). Although this is an inheritance from Latin, it has been criticized by many who say it “makes women invisible”. However, unless one explicitly uses both forms in full (“ellos y ellas” or “alumnos y alumnas” etc), the rules of grammar dictate the choice. In recent years, however, an informal alternative has emerged using the “\@” symbol, and this has become especially popular on the Internet. Thus “hola a tod\@s” (hello everyone) can stand for “todos” and “todas”. This usage has been criticised and has yet to migrate into formal written contexts, and there is no spoken equivalent (other than the wordy “hola a todos y todas”), but it is a sign that even in a gender-inflected language like Spanish there are moves to get round gender stereotyping.

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arroba

f INFOR at sign, \@;

josé arroba … josé at …

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arroba nf

: arroba (Spanish unit of measurement)