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enviado

sent

adjective en-BYAH-doh Rare

Also means

envoy, special correspondent

Usage Note

Enviado is the past participle of enviar used as an adjective or noun. As a noun, un enviado especial is a 'special envoy' — a diplomatic or journalistic term common in news media. Do not confuse with emitido ('broadcast, issued') or mandado ('sent, errand'), which overlap in meaning but have different registers.

Examples

"El enviado especial llegó a la capital."

Natural Translation

The special envoy arrived in the capital.

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