| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| correct adj | (accurate) | correcto/a adj |
| | The student gave the correct answer. |
| | El estudiante dio la respuesta correcta. |
| correct adj | (person: what they said is true) | tener razón loc verb |
| | (formal) | estar en lo correcto loc verb |
| | Yes, Maya, you're correct; they do indeed drive on the left in Thailand. |
| | Si, Maya, tienes razón, en Tailandia conducen por la izquierda. |
| correct adj | (appropriate) | correcto/a adj |
| | | apropiado/a adj |
| | Yes, I think he did the correct thing by calling her. |
| | Sí, creo que hizo lo correcto al llamarla. |
| | Sí, creo que hizo lo apropiado al llamarla. |
| correct [sth]⇒ vtr | (teacher: mark, grade) | corregir⇒ vtr |
| | The teacher needs to correct the papers by Friday. |
| | La maestra necesita corregir los trabajos para el viernes. |
| correct [sth] vtr | (set right) | corregir⇒ vtr |
| | | enmendar⇒ vtr |
| | He corrected the drawing before his boss saw it. |
| | Corrigió el dibujo antes de que su jefe lo viera. |
| | Enmendó el dibujo antes de que su jefe lo viera. |
correct [sb],
correct [sb] for [sth]⇒ vtr | dated (punish) | castigar a vtr + prep |
| | Mrs. Reed frequently had to correct Jane for her bad behaviour. |
| | La señorita Reed tenía que castigar a Jane por su mal comportamiento con frecuencia. |