Los medios sociales / Social Media
el medio = medium
los medios = media
[also los medios can be âmeansâ as in economic âmeansâ, and medio/a could be âhalfâ, or en medio is âin the middleâ]
las redes sociales = social media / social networks
[also VERY common]
subscribir = to subscribe
comentar = to comment/reply
dejar un comentario = to leave a comment/reply
escribir un comentario = to write a comment/reply
el comentario = comment / commentary
el video / el vĂdeo = video [sometimes with an accent, sometimes not]
bloguear = to blog
el blogueo = blogging
rebloguear = to reblog
hacer = to do/make
hacer un video = to make a video
hacer clic (en) / hacer click (en) = to click (on)
hacer like / likear = to like / to add a like/favorite
hacerse = to become [often in the sense of âeffortâ] / to go
hacerse rico/a = to get rich
hacerse famoso/a = to get famous
hacerse viral = to go viral
la visita = view
[the most common word for it on most social media; otherwise a visita is a âvisitâ or a âvisitor/guestâ]
las vistas = views
[less common but still used on some social media; visto/a means âseenâ, and la vista is âeyesight/sightâ or âa viewâ]
anĂłnimo/a = anonymous
anĂłnimamente / de incĂłgnito = anonymously
ningunear (a alguien) = to ignore, to brush off, to give someone the cold shoulder
dejar en visto (a alguien) = to leave (someone) on read, to read what someone sent you but not reply
subir = to go up / to get in (a vehicle)
subir un video = to upload a video
editar / redactar = to edit
la ediciĂłn = edit / edition
corregir = to correct
la correcciĂłn = correction/edit
pegar = to paste
[otherwise pegar is âto hit/strikeâ, or it means âto stickâ and âto get stuckâ]
la informĂĄtica = computer science, âcomputersâ (a field of study)
informĂĄtico/a = computers [adj], computer-related
[also as a profession, el informåtico, la informåtica can be a computer repair person]
funcionar = to work (machinery/things/concepts), to function
no funcionar = to not work
fallar = to fail, to crash, to not work
el navegador (web) = (web) browser
el explorador = (web) browser
surfear = to surf [both in the sense of âsurfingâ and âweb surfingâ]
el sitio = site, place / site, website
el sitio web = website
âse encuentra en mantenimientoâ =Â âis down for maintenanceâ
[lit. âfinds itself in maintenanceâ⊠there might be other translations for this, so if anyone knows others, let me know]
la red = net / the Net
navegar (en) la red = to surf the web, to browse the internet
el buscador = search engine
[otherwise buscador(a) is a âsearcherâ or âseekerâ or someone whoâs âlookingâ for something]
grabar = to record, to make a recording
la grabaciĂłn = a recording
reproducir = to play (a video), to play back (video/audio) [otherwise âto reproduceâ]
la reproducciĂłn = playback, replay
poner un video, poner una pelĂcula = to watch a video, to watch a movie
[lit. âto put onâ; this is more common than reproducir but both are correct]
ver un video = to watch a video
repetir = to repeat
la repeticiĂłn = replay [otherwise ârepetitionâ or ârepeatâ]
transmitir = to transmit / to stream
la transmisiĂłn = a transmission, broadcast
el programa = program / TV show or radio program
recomendar = to recommend
la recomendaciĂłn = to recommend
el stream / el livestream = a livestream
hacer un stream/livestream = to do a livestream
maratonear / hacer maratĂłn = to marathon / to binge-watch [more âcorrectâ]
bingewatchear = to binge-watch [more common in Latin America]
conectar (con alguien) = to connect (with someone)
la conexiĂłn = connection
el teléfono = telephone, phone
el mĂłvil = mobile, cellphone [this is whatâs used in Spain, most similar to the UK saying âmobileâ]
el celular = cellphone, mobile [this is whatâs used in Latin America, most similar to the USA saying âcellphoneâ or âcellâ]
el ordenador = computer [Spain]
la computadora = computer [Latin America, mostly]
el computador = computer [certain countries, often Chile and the RAE says Colombia too]
la pantalla = screen [both for TV/computers and for movie screens]
formar parte (de algo) = to be a part (of something)
la responsabilidad = responsibility
el contacto = contact
contactar (con) = to contact
estar en contacto (con) = to be in contact with
poner en contacto (con) = to get in contact with [sometimes âto put someone else in contact withâ if you use the object pronouns]
el personal = personnel, staff
el vĂnculo = bond, tie, link, connection
el hipervĂnculo = hyperlink
el enlace = a link, hyperlink (computers)
[el enlace has other meanings as well like âchemical bondâ or âconnecting flightâ, or a âliaisonâ in some contexts⊠or just plain âa connection/tieâ]
incluir un enlace = to include a link
mandar = to send [also mandar is âto give ordersâ]
enviar = to send
adjuntar = to attach (especially in computers nowadays)
el adjunto = attachment
el dato, los datos = data
la foto = photo/pic [short for la fotografĂa âphotographâ]
actualizar = to update
la actualizaciĂłn = an update
mejorar = to improve
la mejora = an improvement, an upgrade
montar un espectĂĄculo = to put on a show, to cause a scene, to cause a spectacle
[also âto put on a play/showâ in theater]
montar/armar un escĂĄndalo = to cause a scandal / to make a fuss
[other verbs can be used too; provocar, causar, originar, desatar⊠itâs really âprovokeâ, âcauseâ, âstartâ, and âunleashâ, and you can use others; though montar or armar in this context are often used as âto start somethingâ in the sense of spectacles or confrontations]
el lĂo = a mess
un gran lĂo = a big mess
meter la pata = to screw up, to mess up
[lit. âto stick oneâs foot (in it)â]
el payaso, la payasa = clown
la payasada = clownery, tomfoolery, absurdity
la barbaridad = nonsense
la tonterĂa, las tonterĂas = foolishness, nonsense
la polémica = controversy, heated issue
la controversia = controversy
polémico/a = controversial
controvertido/a = controversial
discutir = to discuss / to argue
[honestly it could be either, though you normally clarify with supporting adjectives]
(el tema) candente = heated, red-hot, hot topic, hot-button issue
en vivo = live [âhappening nowâ]
publicar = to post (social media) / to publish (an article)
la publicaciĂłn = post (social media) / publication (an article)
el post = a post (social media/blog) [sometimes el post is âmailâ
la pestaña = a tab (in a web browser)
[lit. it means âeyelashâ, so las pestañas in normal settings is âeyelashesâ]
iniciar (una sesiĂłn) = to log in
iniciar = to begin, to initiate
reiniciar = to restart / to reinitialize
el reinicio = a restart
cerrar (una sesiĂłn) = to log out
cerrar = to close, to shut
