What does natural in Spanish mean?

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

The word natural in Spanish means natural, natural, natural, native, natural, understandable, native person, local person, natural finish, natural, raw, nude, calendar year, natural year, life-size, life-sized, natural law, natural disaster, calendar day, life-sized, natural state, natural gas, natural heir, extramarital child, natural history, physical impossibility, natural light, sunlight, white magic, natural death, resident of, native of, native to, natural childbirth, nature reserve, natural wealth, natural satellite, natural selection, natural theology. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word natural

natural

adjetivo de una sola terminación (de la naturaleza)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Había lagos artificiales en el jardín, pero a mi me gustaba el lago natural.
There were artificial lakes in the garden, but I liked the natural one,

natural

adjetivo de una sola terminación (sin artificios, sin alteraciones)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Llevaba un peinado natural que le sentaba muy bien.
Her hairstyle was natural and suited her well.

natural

adjetivo de una sola terminación (producto, ingrediente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
De bebida le podemos servir un jugo natural o una gaseosa.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. All fruit juice in our bar is fresh-squeezed.

native

adjetivo de una sola terminación (nativo de un lugar)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es natural de Albacete aunque vive en Valencia.
He's a native of Albacete although he lives in Valencia.

natural

adjetivo de una sola terminación (medicina, tratamiento)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cuando enfermaba acudía a la medicina natural porque no le gustaba la medicina tradicional.
When he fell ill he turned to natural medicine as he wasn't too keen on traditional medicine.

understandable

adjetivo de una sola terminación (predecible, lógico) (reason, decision)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es natural que no haya querido acudir a la fiesta sabiendo que iba a ir su ex.
It was understandable that he didn't want to go to the party knowing his ex would be there.

native person, local person

nombre común en cuanto al género (persona nativa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nos acompañaron dos naturales de la zona.
We were accompanied by two native people of the area.

natural finish

(toque final natural)

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

natural

locución adjetiva (sin adornos)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Este libro representa el estilo de la autora al natural.
This book represents the author's natural style.

raw

locución adjetiva (crudo, sin condimentar)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El pepino generalmente se consume al natural.
Cucumber is generally eaten raw.

nude

locución adjetiva (coloquial (persona: desnudo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El actor se sacó varias fotos al natural.
The actor took several nude photos.

calendar year

locución nominal masculina (AmL (doce meses)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El año calendario empieza el 1 de enero y termina el 31 de diciembre.
The calendar year starts the 1st of January and ends the 31st of December.

natural year

locución nominal masculina (1 de enero al 31 diciembre) (calendar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un año natural tiene 365 días.
A natural year has 365 days.

life-size, life-sized

locución adjetiva (a escala real)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Vamos al parque de estatuas de tamaño natural.

natural law

(derecho: previo al estatal)

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

natural disaster

(evento: catástrofe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Haití sufrió un desastre natural en 2010.
Haiti experienced a natural disaster in 2010.

calendar day

locución nominal masculina (lapso del día)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un día natural es un día normal.
A calendar day is a normal day.

life-sized

locución nominal femenina (dimensiones reales)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Un dibujo a escala natural tiene el mismo tamaño que el objeto real.
A life-sized drawing is the same size as the real object.

natural state

locución nominal masculina (del humano)

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

natural gas

(gas combustible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mayoría de las calefacciones de los edificios de la ciudad funcionan con gas natural.
Most of the buildings' heating in the city run on natural gas.

natural heir

(derecho: no puede ser sustituido)

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

extramarital child

locución nominal con flexión de género (nacido fuera de matrimonio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pablo tiene muchos hijos naturales.
Pablo has many extramarital children.

natural history

locución nominal femenina (ciencias naturales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el museo de historia natural hay una exposición de la evolución humana.

physical impossibility

locución nominal femenina (fuera de lo real)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
No tenemos ninguna imposibilidad natural para hacer eso.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A miracle would have to happen for you to get there in time; it's a physical impossibility.

natural light, sunlight

locución nominal femenina (del Sol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prefiero la luz natural a la luz artificial.
I prefer natural light to artificial.

white magic

nombre femenino (práctica inofensiva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Existen hechizos de magia blanca para conseguir novio.

natural death

locución nominal femenina (por vejez)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi anciana abuela murió de muerte natural.
My elderly grandmother died a natural death.

resident of, native of

locución adjetiva (lugar de origen)

El ilustre científico Louis Pasteur era natural de Dole, en Francia.
The famous scientist Louis Pasteur was from Dole in France.

native to

locución adjetiva (lugar de origen)

El árbol de la laca es natural de China, Corea y Japón.
The lacquer tree is native to China, Korea and Japan.

natural childbirth

(alumbramiento natural)

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

nature reserve

locución nominal femenina (área protegida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una reserva natural es un santuario para flora y fauna en peligro de extinción.
A nature reserve is a sanctuary for endangered flora and fauna.

natural wealth

locución nominal femenina (abundancia de recursos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La riqueza natural de un país es el conjunto de sus diversos elementos de la naturaleza.
The natural wealth of a country is the sum of its different natural elements.

natural satellite

locución nominal masculina (de un planeta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Luna es el satélite natural de la Tierra.

natural selection

locución nominal femenina (biología, evolución)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La selección natural es un filtro de la naturaleza.

natural theology

locución nominal femenina (teología racional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La teología natural estudia a Dios a la luz de la razón.

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