Category: HealthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

salud

/salud/Roman

English meaning: Health

Definition

The state of physical, mental, and social well-being. Spain has universal public healthcare, consistently ranked among the world's best health systems. Spain has one of the world's highest life expectancies (83+ years). The Mediterranean diet — olive oil, fish, vegetables, wine — is associated with exceptional health outcomes.

Example

España tiene uno de los mejores sistemas de salud públicos del mundo.

In English: Spain has one of the best public health systems in the world.

Literary Heritage

El amor que no da, el que no prodiga, no goza en poseer sino en repartir.

The love that does not give, that does not lavish, finds joy not in possessing but in sharing.

Gabriela Mistral · Poet · Early 20th century

Desolación

Mistral, 'El amor que calla', Desolación (1922)

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