externo
adjectiveCEFR B2
What does “externo” mean in English?
external — coming from or situated outside
external — coming from or situated outside (auditor externo, presión externa)
Example sentences
Contrataron a una consultora externa para que realizara una auditoría independiente de los procesos internos.
They hired an external consultancy firm to carry out an independent audit of internal processes.
Los factores externos al mercado, como los cambios regulatorios, pueden alterar las previsiones más optimistas.
External factors to the market, such as regulatory changes, can alter even the most optimistic forecasts.
How to use it
Externo/a means 'external' — coming from outside a system, organisation, or body. Used in workplace and academic contexts: auditor externo, evaluación externa, presión externa, mercado externo. Ser: always ser. Antonym: interno. Common collocations: consultor externo, agente externo, factor externo.
Common mistake
Externo ≠ exterior: exterior describes physical outside space (la parte exterior del edificio); externo describes a person or entity that comes from outside a given system (evaluador externo).