Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Tuesday October 2, 2007

imagen, noun:
reflection; image

We’ve already come across imagen in its literal sense of image or picture:

Una imagen vale más que mil palabras.
A picture is worth a thousand words.

Imagen can also refer to the physical reflection of something, as in a mirror:

Contemplaba su imagen en el espejo.
He was studying his reflection in the mirror.

There are also two useful idioms you can use imagen in:

ser la viva imagen de alguien
to be the spitting image of somebody

Es la viva imagen de su padre.
He’s the spitting image of his father.

a imagen y semejanza de uno
in one’s own image

Ha confeccionado un equipo a su imagen y semejanza.
He’s put together a team in his own image.

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Spanish Word of the Day ArchiveTuesday October 2, 2007