Today's
WOTD is: "juez" = judge
In
Spanish, “juez”
is a masculine*
noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is judge,
as in:
- El juez condenó al acusado a diez años de cárcel (the judge sentenced the accused to ten years imprisonment);
*NB The feminine form
“jueza” should be used when meaning a female judge.
The word “juez” is often used to refer to a referee or umpire (in sports), as in:
- El juez pitó la falta (the referee blew for the foul);
A
related word is the noun “juzgado”,
court,
as in:
- El juzgado está a la vuelta de la esquina (the court is round the corner);
A
related action word/ verb “juzgar”,
which means to judge,
as in:
- Nunca juzgues a nadie (never judge anybody);
Some
Spanish expressions with the word “juez”
are:
- Ante el juez (before the judge);
- El supuesto ladrón compareció ante el juez (the alleged thief appeared before the judge);
- Juez de familia (family court judge);
- Juez de línea (assistant referee/ linesman/ lineswoman -football/ soccer);
- El juez de línea levantó la bandera (the assistant referee raised his flag);
- Juez de lo civil (civil judge);
- Juez de lo laboral (labour/ labor court judge);
- Juez de menores (juvenile court judge);
- Juez de paz (Justice of the Peace);
- Juez de silla (umpire -tennis);
- Ser juez y parte (to be judge and jury);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "juez" in the YouTube clip: J King yMaximan - Sr. Juez
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “juez”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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