No. 2,352 in Spanish
testigo
Witness.
In a sentence
Ella fue testigo de los eventos aquella noche.
She was a witness to the events that night.
In this sentence, 'testigo' is used as a noun meaning 'witness' to indicate someone who saw or experienced events personally.
El testigo entregó su declaración en el juicio.
The witness provided their testimony during the trial.
Here, 'testigo' is used again as a noun referring specifically to a legal witness who presents evidence in a court of law.
Su confianza en él es un testigo de su fuerte amistad.
Her confidence in him is testimony to their strong friendship.
In this case, 'testigo' is used metaphorically as a noun denoting evidence or proof for an abstract concept, showing the figurative extension of its meaning.
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