Cardinals Meaning in English

word · lemma: cardinal

US

ˈkɑɹdənəɫz

KAR-duh-nuhlz

UK

kˈɑːdɪnəlz

KAH-dih-nuhlz

Definición

In English, 'cardinals' usually refers to high-ranking officials in the Catholic Church, or to cardinal numbers (basic numbers like 1, 2, 3). It can also mean a type of bright red bird in North America.

Uso & Matices

'Cardinals' is plural. The context decides if it means church officials, numbers, or the bird. 'Cardinal numbers' are numbers like 1, 2, 3 (not first, second, third). As a title, 'Cardinal' is capitalized.

• Spanish: cardenales - cardinales (números)
• Portuguese (BR): cardeais - cardinais (números)
• Portuguese (PT): cardeais - cardinais (números)
• Chinese (Simplified): 枢机主教 - 基数词
• Chinese (Traditional): 樞機主教 - 基數詞
• Hindi: कार्डिनल (पोस्ट) - मूल अंक
• Arabic: كرادلة - أعداد أصلية
• Bengali: কার্ডিনাল (চার্চের কর্মকর্তা) - মৌলিক সংখ্যা - কার্ডিনাল (পক্ষী)
• Russian: кардиналы (церковные) - количественные числительные - кардиналы (птицы)
• Japanese: 枢機卿（教会の高位聖職者）- 基数詞 - コウカンチョウ（鳥）
• Vietnamese: hồng y (chức sắc tôn giáo) - số đếm - chim hồng y
• Korean: 추기경(교회) - 기수(숫자) - 홍관조(새)
• Turkish: kardinal (din görevlisi) - temel sayı - kardinal (kuş)
• Urdu: کارڈینل (چرچ عہدیدار) - اصلی عدد - کارڈینل (پرندہ)
• Indonesian: kardinal (rohani Katolik) - bilangan pokok - burung kardinal

Oraciones de Ejemplo

There are 120 cardinals in the Catholic Church.

basic

Cardinals like one, two, and three are called cardinal numbers.

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A flock of cardinals visited our garden this morning.

basic

All the new cardinals gathered for the ceremony in Rome.

natural

Kids quickly learn their cardinals before starting school.

natural

You can spot cardinals by their bright red feathers near the feeder.

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