| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| culture n | (values, customs) | cultura nf |
| | The culture in many parts of the country is quite conservative. |
| | En muchas partes del país, la cultura es bastante conservadora. |
| culture n | (intellectual, artistic creations) ((producciones culturales)) | cultura nf |
| | | actividad cultural grupo nom |
| | The culture of this city has attracted tourists for hundreds of years. |
| | La cultura de la ciudad atraía cientos de turistas al año. |
| | La actividad cultural de la ciudad atraía cientos de turistas al año. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| culture n | (people: aesthetic awareness) | cultura nf |
| | | nivel cultural grupo nom |
| | The level of culture is quite high in many European cities. |
| | El nivel de cultura es bastante elevado en muchas ciudades de Europa. |
| | El nivel cultural de los habitantes de muchas ciudades europeas es bastante elevado. |
| culture n | (of plants and animals) | cultivo nm |
| | The culture of this plant requires a lot of attention, so it's not a good option for busy farmers. |
| | El cultivo de esta planta requiere mucha atención, no es una buena opción para granjeros muy ocupados. |
| culture n | (biology) | cultivo nm |
| | The bacteria were put in a culture for the biologist to identify. |
| | Colocaron las bacterias en un cultivo para que el biólogo pudiera identificarlas. |
| culture [sth]⇒ vtr | (biology) | cultivar⇒ vtr |
| | The biologist cultured the bacteria in a Petri dish. |
| | El biólogo cultivó las bacterias en un plato de Petri. |
| culture [sth] vtr | (cultivate, farm) | cultivar⇒ vtr |
| | We cultured the seedlings in a greenhouse. |
| | Cultivamos los plantines en el invernadero. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| blood culture n | (test for bacteria in blood) | hemocultivo nm |
| cancel culture n | (boycotting [sb] for controversial views) | cultura de la cancelación nf + loc adj |
clash of cultures,
culture clash n | (cultural difference) | diferencias culturales nfpl + adj |
| corporate culture | (company philosophy) | cultura empresarial nf + adj mf |
| | | cultura corporativa nf + adj |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n | (nonconformism: social, political) | contracultura nf |
| | It doesn't take long for the counterculture to become the mainstream culture. |
counterculture,
counter-culture n | dated (lifestyle: non-conventional) | contracultura nf |
counterculture,
counter culture,
counter-culture n as adj | (hippie, nonconformist) | rebelde, disconforme adj |
| | Ken Kesey was a major figure in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. |
| | | contracultural adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los movimientos contraculturales en general acaban siendo integrados a la cultura dominante. |
| | | contracultural adj |
| | (MX, coloquial) | contreras adj |
| culture medium n | (bacteriology) | medio de cultivo nm + loc adj |
| culture shock n | (anxiety in an unfamiliar culture) | choque cultural loc nom m |
| | Moving from Chicago to a rural Mexican village was a real culture shock. |
| | Mudarme de Chicago a un pueblo rural mexicano fue un gran choque cultural. |
| | | impacto cultural loc nom m |
| | Mudarme de Chicago a un pueblo rural mexicano me causó un gran impacto cultural. |
| culture vulture n | (pretentious arts-lover) (coloquial) | cultureta n común |
| | Maria is such a culture vulture; she is always the first to have tickets for every exhibition. |
| culture war n | US (conflict of values) | guerra cultural nf + adj mf |
| | | batalla cultural nf + adj mf |
| high culture n | (highbrow artforms) | cultura de elite nm |
| | One does not expect the masses to appreciate high culture. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A mí no me des cultura de elite, eso es para aristócratas, a mí me gusta lo popular. |
| mass culture n | (group ideas and morals) | cultura de masas loc nom f |
| material culture | (sociology) | cultura material loc nom f |
| pop culture n | abbr (popular culture) | cultura pop nf + adj mf |
| | | cultura popular nf + adj mf |
| | The Beatles were icons of pop culture in the 1960s. |
| | Los Beatles fueron un ícono de la cultura pop de los 60. |
| rape culture n | (normalization of sexual violence) | cultura de la violación nf + loc adj |
| silk culture n | (cultivation of silk worms) (zootecnia) | sericultura nf |
| | | cultivo del gusano de seda grupo nom |
| starter culture n | (bacteria for fermenting yoghurt) | cultivo iniciador nm + adj |
| | | fermento base nm + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No te comas todo el yogur, déjame un poco en el fondo así lo uso como fermento base para preparar más. |
| tissue culture n | (cultivation of cells in a laboratory) (biología) | cultivo de tejidos loc nom m |
| | | cultivo celular loc nom m |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Una de las aplicaciones de los cultivos celulares es el desarrollo de vacunas antivirales. |
| Western culture n | (European and US civilization) | cultura occidental nf |
| youth culture n | (teens' interests, behaviour) | cultura juvenil, cultura de los jóvenes, cultura de la juventud loc nom f |