dent

dent
[dent]
sustantivo
1abolladura (f)
  • the wedding made a dent in his savings (sentido figurado) -> la boda le costó una buena parte de sus ahorros
verbo transitivo
2abollar (car, bumper);
    minar

dent [dent]
sustantivo
1Abolladura, abollón (in metal); marca (in wood).
  • It’s made a big dent in our savings -> se ha llevado o se ha comido una buena parte de nuestros ahorros
(Coloq.)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Abollarse (metal). (n)
va. Abollar (metal); hacer una marca en (wood). Afectar (popularity); hacer mella en (pride).V. INDENT.

dent [dent]
noun
(in metal) abolladura; (f) (in wood) muesca; (f) marca; (f)
to make a dent in sth [+metal] abollar algo; [+wood] hacer una muesca marca en algo;or it's made a dent in my savings (informal) se ha comido una buena parte de mis ahorros; (informal)
verb:transitive
1 [+car, hat etc] abollar
2 [+enthusiasm, confidence] hacer mella en
his reputation was somewhat dented su reputación quedó un tanto en entredicho; his pride was somewhat dented su orgullo resultó un tanto herido

Verb Conjugation for "dent"

Imperative
  • dent
  • you dent
  • he/she dents
  • we dent
  • you dent
  • they dent
Preterite
  • I dented
  • you dented
  • he/she dented
  • we dented
  • you dented
  • they dented
Present Continuous
  • I am denting
  • you are denting
  • he/she is denting
  • we are denting
  • you are denting
  • they are denting
Present Perfect
  • I have dented
  • you have dented
  • he/she has dented
  • we have dented
  • you have dented
  • they have dented
Past Continuous
  • I was denting
  • you were denting
  • he/she was denting
  • we were denting
  • you were denting
  • they were denting
Past Perfect
  • I had dented
  • you had dented
  • he/she had dented
  • we had dented
  • you had dented
  • they had dented
Future
  • I will dent
  • you will dent
  • he/she will dent
  • we will dent
  • you will dent
  • they will dent
Future Perfect
  • I will have dented
  • you will have dented
  • he/she will have dented
  • we will have dented
  • you will have dented
  • they will have dented
Future Continuous
  • I will be denting
  • you will be denting
  • he/she will be denting
  • we will be denting
  • you will be denting
  • they will be denting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been denting
  • you have been denting
  • he/she has been denting
  • we have been denting
  • you have been denting
  • they have been denting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been denting
  • you will have been denting
  • he/she will have been denting
  • we will have been denting
  • you will have been denting
  • they will have been denting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been denting
  • you had been denting
  • he/she had been denting
  • we had been denting
  • you had been denting
  • they had been denting
Paid English to Spanish translation

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