What does cabo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cabo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cabo in Spanish.

The word cabo in Spanish means tail end, corporal, rope, cape, after, in the end, after all, loose end, beginning to end, give a hand, carry through, carry out,, after all. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cabo

tail end

nombre masculino (ciertos objetos: resto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

No puedo coserte el botón porque sólo tengo un cabo de hilo rojo.

I can't sew your button on because I've only got a tail end of red thread.

corporal

nombre masculino (grado militar superior al soldado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El cabo ordenó al pelotón romper filas.

The corporal gave the platoon the order to fall out.

rope

nombre masculino (cuerda, maroma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Necesito un cabo para amarrar la barca.

I need a rope to moor the boat.

cape

nombre masculino (geografía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El Cabo Norte es un destino turístico.

North Cape is a tourist destination.

after

locución preposicional (después de)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")

Mi colega salió de la oficina y regresó al cabo de unas horas.

My colleague left the office and returned a few hours afterwards.

in the end, after all

locución adverbial (a fin de cuentas)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

No me importa que Diego me haya abandonado; al fin y al cabo, nuestra relación no tenía futuro.

I don't care that Diego has left me; at any rate, our relationship didn't have a future.

loose end

locución nominal masculina (coloquial (algo no resuelto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Hay que repasar el programa porque aún queda un cabo suelto.

You have to go over the program again because there is still a loose end.

beginning to end

locución preposicional (de principio a fin)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

Juan leyó el libro de cabo a rabo.

Juan read the book from cover to cover.

give a hand

locución verbal (ES, coloquial (ayudar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

No soy capaz de mover la mesa yo solo. Échame un cabo, por favor.

I can't move the table by myself. Give me a hand with this table, please.

carry through, carry out,

locución verbal (realizar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

Los cirujanos llevaron a cabo un trasplante múltiple.

The surgeons carried out a multiple transplant.

after all

locución adverbial (a fin de cuentas)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

No te preocupes pues al fin y al cabo todo terminará bien.

Don't worry; everything will turn out OK after all.

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