English-Spanish translations for vocabulary

• vocabulario
  Ha habido un importante cambio de vocabulario y el Comisario Pinheiro ha utilizado ese nuevo vocabulario. An important change of vocabulary has taken place and Commissioner Pinheiro has used that new vocabulary.
  Generalmente pertenece al vocabulario de la izquierda. It generally belongs to the vocabulary of the left.
  Por consiguiente, no creo que sea una cuestión de vocabulario. I do not therefore believe it is a matter of vocabulary.
• léxico

Definition of vocabulary

• A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning
• The stock of words used in a particular field
• The words of a language collectively
• A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques

Examples

• My Russian vocabulary is very limited.
• The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.
• The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.

Related words

• vocabulary word
• vocabulary test
• vocabulary book
• controlled vocabulary
• active vocabulary
• passive vocabulary
• basic vocabulary