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How to Say "widow line" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “widow line” is “viuda” — C1 level.

English → SpanishC1
AdjectiveC1formal
typography term
A drawing representing a page layout where a single short, thin purple stripe is isolated at the very top, clearly separated from a large, solid block of stacked purple stripes below it, illustrating the concept of a widow line in typography.

Examples

Debemos evitar las líneas viudas para mejorar la calidad de impresión.

We must avoid widow lines to improve the print quality.

Technical Usage

In publishing, a 'widow' (viuda) is the last line of a paragraph that appears alone at the top of a new page or column, separated from the rest of the text.

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