English → Spanish
radio
/AmE ˈreɪdioʊ 
, BrE ˈreɪdɪəʊ /
A
noun
(plural radios)
1 [countable]: (receiver) radio m (Latin AmericaSouthern Cone); radio f (Southern Cone, Spain)
portable radio radio m portátil or a transistores; radio f portátil or a transistores (Southern Cone, Spain); transistor m (Spain)
I heard it on the radio lo oí por el radio; lo oí por la radio (Southern Cone, Spain)
2 [uncountable]: (broadcasting, medium) radio f, radiofonía f ()
to work in radio trabajar en la radio
Radio Luxembourg Radio Luxemburgo;
(before noun) ‹show/announcer› de radio, radiofónico; ‹receiver/signal› de radio; ‹documentary/program› de radio; ‹interview› de radio, por radio; ‹broadcast/contact/link› por radio, radiofónico radio astronomer radioastrónomo m/radioastrónoma f
radio beacon radiofaro m, radiobaliza f
radio beam radioonda f, onda f radioeléctrica
radio compass radiocompás m
radio mast torre f de radio
B
transitive verb
(3rd person singular present radios present participle radioing past tense, past participle radioed)
‹base/person› llamar por radio; ‹message› transmitir por radio
they radioed that … comunicaron por radio que …
C
intransitive verb
(3rd person singular present radios present participle radioing past tense, past participle radioed)
llamar por radio
to radio for help pedir ayuda por radio