hábito

/ˈabito/, [ˈa.β̞i.t̪o]

habit


Noun hábito m (plural hábitos)

  1. habit, custom
  2. habit (of a monk)
  3. military rank
  4. insignia (indicating a military rank)
  5. (mineralogy) habit (of a crystal)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Tiene el mal hábito de morder el lápiz.

    He has the bad habit of chewing his pencil.

  • Ella tiene un novio con el que sale desde el instituto, pero tiene la impresión de que su relación se ha convertido en un hábito y está cada vez más insatisfecha.

    She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school but feels their relationship has become a matter of habit and is increasingly dissatisfied.

  • Por muchos años he tenido en mi casa el hábito de sólo abandonar mi escritorio cuando es hora de comer.

    For several years I've been in the habit of, when I'm at home, only leaving my desk when it's time to eat.

  • Deberías hacerte el hábito de cepillarte los dientes después de cada comida.

    You ought to get into the habit of brushing your teeth after every meal.

  • Una vez adquirido un hábito, tiene un poder compulsivo sobre nosotros.

    Once a habit has been acquired, it has almost compulsive power over us.

  • Llevar un diario de vida es un buen hábito.

    It is a good habit to keep a diary.

  • El hábito convierte lujosos placeres en aburridas y cotidianas necesidades.

    Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

  • Ella adquirió el hábito de levantarse temprano.

    She acquired the habit of rising early.

  • Morderse las uñas es un mal hábito.

    Biting your fingernails is a bad habit.

  • Creemos firmemente que al componer oraciones, el autor debe evitar caer en el mal hábito consistente en el uso de demasiadas palabras innecesarias, que en realidad son absolutamente superfluas a la luz de lo que se quiere expresar.

    We firmly believe that when composing sentences, the author should avoid falling into the bad habit inherent in the use of too many unnecessary words, which are actually absolutely superfluous in light of the intended meaning.

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