What does auxiliar in Spanish mean?

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

The word auxiliar in Spanish means help, assist, assistant, ancillary, secondary, peripheral, auxiliary verb, auxiliary, assistant attorney, administrative assistant, sales assistant, accounting assistant, legal assistant, paralegal, dining room assistant, accounting assistant, nursing assistant, nurse's aid, pharmacy assistant, public relations assistant, assistant sound technician, patient transportation assistant, flight attendant, teaching assistant, teacher's assistant, teacher's aide, medical assistant, auxiliary verb. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word auxiliar

help, assist

verbo transitivo (ayudar, socorrer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los paramédicos corrieron a auxiliar a los heridos.
The paramedics ran to help the wounded.

assistant

nombre común en cuanto al género (ayudante, asistente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El auxiliar se encarga de recibir a los clientes del abogado.
The assistant takes care of receiving the lawyer's clients.

ancillary, secondary

adjetivo de una sola terminación (complementario, accesorio)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El gobierno prometió ayudar a las industrias auxiliares.
The government pledged to help ancillary industries.

peripheral

adjetivo de una sola terminación (dispositivo: periférico)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El ratón y el teclado son elementos auxiliares de un ordenador.
The mouse and the keyboard are peripheral elements of a computer.

auxiliary verb, auxiliary

nombre masculino (Gramática: verbo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En español, el verbo «ser» se usa como auxiliar en oraciones pasivas. Olvidaste conjugar el auxiliar en esta oración.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The verbs "to be" and "to have" are used as auxiliary verbs (or: auxiliaries).

assistant attorney

locución nominal con flexión de género (der: asiste al principal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

administrative assistant

locución nominal con flexión de género (secretario, asistente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Santiago trabaja como auxiliar administrativo.
Santiago works as an administrative assistant.

sales assistant

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (quien trabaja en ventas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Susana es auxiliar comercial en una tienda de ropa.
Susana is a salesperson in a clothing shop.

accounting assistant

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (contabilidad: asistente)

Martín es auxiliar contable en una empresa multinacional.
Martín is an accounting assistant in a multinational company.

legal assistant, paralegal

locución nominal con flexión de género (asiste al abogado principal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dining room assistant

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (ocupación, oficio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pedro trabaja como auxiliar de comedor.
Pedro works as a dining room assistant

accounting assistant

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (ayudante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nuestro auxiliar de contabilidad concilia las cuentas bancarias de la empresa.
Our accounting assistant reconciles the company's bank accounts.

nursing assistant, nurse's aid

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (ocupación, oficio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lucas es auxiliar de enfermería en el hospital local.
Lucas is an infirmary assistant in the local hospital.

pharmacy assistant

(empleado de farmacia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Trabajé como auxiliar de farmacia durante tres años.
I worked as a pharmacy assistant for three years.

public relations assistant

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (puesto, cargo: asistente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Erica quiere conseguir un puesto como auxiliar de relaciones públicas.

assistant sound technician

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (ocupación, oficio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lorenzo es auxiliar de técnico de sonido en una productora.
Lorenzo is an assistant sound technician in a production company.

patient transportation assistant

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (ocupación, oficio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Diego es auxiliar de transporte sanitario.
Diego is a patient transportation assistant.

flight attendant

(asistente a pasajeros)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Antes las llamábamos azafatas, pero ahora son auxiliares de vuelo.
We previously called them cabin crew, but now they are flight attendants.

teaching assistant, teacher's assistant, teacher's aide

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (oficio, ocupación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi hermana trabaja como auxiliar docente en una escuela.
My sister works as a teaching assistant in a school.

medical assistant

nombre masculino (ES (enfermero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi tío José Luis es auxiliar técnico sanitario en hemodiálisis.

auxiliary verb

locución nominal masculina (gramática: adicional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El verbo "haber" es un verbo auxiliar.
The verb "have" is an auxiliary verb.

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