noun

el acceso

access

Posibilidad o derecho de entrar o usar un lugar, servicio o información.

Word: acceso

Language: Spanish

Meaning:
The word "acceso" in Spanish primarily means "access" or "entrance."

Explanation:

  1. Access/Entrance:
    "Acceso" refers to the possibility or right to approach, enter, or make use of something. For example, "El acceso a la biblioteca está restringido" means "Access to the library is restricted." It can also refer to physical entry points, such as a door, gate, or passage.

  2. In a figurative sense:
    "Acceso" can also mean a sudden onset or attack of a condition, often used medically or metaphorically. For example, "un acceso de fiebre" means "a fever attack," or "un acceso de ira" means "a fit of rage."

Parts:

  • The word consists of the root "acceso," derived from the Latin accessus, meaning "a going to or approach."

Synonyms:

  • For access/entrance: entrada, paso, admisión
  • For sudden onset (attack): ataque, arrebato, arrebato

Antonyms:

  • For "access" as the ability to enter: "restringido," "prohibido," "barrera" (restricted, forbidden, barrier)
  • For "attack" or "fit": remedy terms like "calma" (calm), "control"

Summary:
"Acceso" can mean physical or metaphorical access or entrance, or it can describe sudden attacks/episodes of an emotional or medical nature. The specific meaning depends on context.

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Examples

Necesitas una clave para tener acceso al edificio.noun

You need a key to have access to the building.

El acceso al museo es gratuito los domingos.noun

Access to the museum is free on Sundays.

Los estudiantes perdieron el acceso a la plataforma por una semana.noun

The students lost access to the platform for a week.

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