twitter

S2 W2

BrE /ˈtwɪtə/ AmE /ˈtwɪtər/

noun / verb en → es

1 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM [uncountable] B1

a social media website where people send short messages called tweets to their followers and read the tweets of other users

plataforma de redes sociales, Twitter

  • on Twitter

Collocations Twitter account · follow someone on Twitter

  • She has over 50,000 followers on Twitter.

    Tiene más de 50.000 seguidores en Twitter.

2 VERB - TO TWEET [intransitive] B1

to send a message on the social media website Twitter

tuitear, enviar un tuit

  • tweet about something

Collocations tweet a message · tweet news

  • He tweets regularly to keep his followers informed.

    Tuitea regularmente para mantener informados a sus seguidores.

1 BIRD [countable] A2

a small bird with grey and white feathers that makes a chirping sound, often seen in gardens or parks

pajarito, gorrión

  • a twitter of birds

Collocations twittering bird · twittering sound

  • The garden was full of the twitter of small birds.

    El jardín estaba lleno del gorjeo de pequeños pájaros.

2 VERB - TO MAKE A TWITTERING SOUND [intransitive] A2

to make a chirping sound, like the sound made by small birds

gorjear, hacer un gorjeo

  • twitter away

Collocations twittering sound · twittering birds

  • The birds were twittering in the trees.

    Los pájaros gorjeaban en los árboles.