What does afuera in Spanish mean?

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

The word afuera in Spanish means outside, outside, outskirts, grant a privilege, gauge, dilute, gauge, appraise, value, from abroad, from outside, come over as, outside. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word afuera

outside

adverbio (hacia el exterior)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Vamos afuera a tomar el aire.
Let's go outside and get some fresh air.

outside

adverbio (en el exterior)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
No te abrigues tanto: hace calor afuera.
Don't put on so many layers: it's warm outside.

outskirts

nombre femenino plural (periferia, alrededores)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La ciudad se ve imponente desde las afueras. En las afueras de la ciudad hay un par de poblados turísticos.
The city looks striking from the outskirts.

grant a privilege

verbo transitivo (derecho: dar fuero)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

gauge

verbo transitivo (calcular mercancía) (technical)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

dilute

verbo transitivo (agregar líquido)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

gauge

verbo transitivo (calcular capacidad)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

appraise, value

verbo transitivo (CO (equipaje en aeropuerto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

from abroad

locución adjetiva (extranjero)

Thomas es un turista de fuera y no habla español.
He is a tourist from abroad; he does not speak Spanish.

from outside

locución adverbial (desde el exterior)

Mi padre me llamó de fuera y no le escuché.
My father called me from outside and I did not hear him.

come over as

locución adverbial (sin sentirlo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
De la boca para afuera es una buena persona, pero no sabes las cosas que hizo en su vida.
She comes over as a good person, but you don't know what she's done in her life.

outside

locución preposicional (hacia el exterior)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Si vas hacia fuera, lleva un paraguas que está lloviendo.
If you go outside take an umbrella because it's raining.

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