A surname from Spanish.
Used in a Sentence
coronel
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for coronel.
Editorial note
He also praised Coronel Brilhante Ustra as true patriot in Brazilian Congress.
Examples17
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A surname from Spanish.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of coronel gathered in one view.
A city in Chile.
Alternative form of cronel. [The metal head of a tilting spear or lance, which could be blunt or consist of many small points (to grip armor), designed not to penetrate or wound.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for coronel.
noun
A surname from Spanish.
noun
A city in Chile.
noun
Alternative form of cronel. [The metal head of a tilting spear or lance, which could be blunt or consist of many small points (to grip armor), designed not to penetrate or wound.]
Example sentences
He also praised Coronel Brilhante Ustra as true patriot in Brazilian Congress.
I think I read it only once about 10 years ago and I can remember the first paragraphs about the coronel and the ice.
The same people that worship coronel Ustra?
I've only read El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (in Spanish), but it didn't seem very hard to translate, since the language used was not complex or flowery.
Also some documentary makers went to interview the oppressed russian speaking 'freedom fighters' in Donbass and the main guy was a Russian coronel from Moscow who theoretically had quit the Moscow millitary before becoming a 'rebel' but seemed still pretty much loyal to and funded by Moscow.
It translates it into "El coronel nació en 1939", and that totally makes sense, right?
I wonder is Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel is the basis for Gustavo on Breaking Bad.
Stroessner's secret police, headed by Pastor Coronel, bathed their captives in tubs of human vomit and excrement and shocked them in the rectum with electric cattle prods.
I really needed to see it like this: "El coronel nació en mil novecientos treinta y nueve", because, well, I'm still getting acquainted with the numbers.
"Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía había de recordar aquella tarde remota en que su padre lo llevó a conocer el hielo."
"Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía habría de recordar aquella tarde remota en que su padre lo llevó a conocer el hielo." I think rjtavares' quote is more faithful.
You can't criticise hospitals or housing for poor people in the same way you can't criticise the "coronel" for putting that bright poor kid through college and making a lawyer/doctor/engineer out of him, but neither of these actions actually change anything in the scale of society in the long term.
Quote examples
It translates it into "El coronel nació en 1939", and that totally makes sense, right?
I wonder is Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel is the basis for Gustavo on Breaking Bad.
I really needed to see it like this: "El coronel nació en mil novecientos treinta y nueve", because, well, I'm still getting acquainted with the numbers.
"Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía había de recordar aquella tarde remota en que su padre lo llevó a conocer el hielo."
Proper noun examples
Stroessner's secret police, headed by Pastor Coronel, bathed their captives in tubs of human vomit and excrement and shocked them in the rectum with electric cattle prods.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use coronel in a sentence?
He also praised Coronel Brilhante Ustra as true patriot in Brazilian Congress.
What does coronel mean?
A surname from Spanish.
What part of speech is coronel?
coronel is commonly used as noun.