ESE
ese
feminine noun
1.
zigzag
(figura)
- hacer eses -> to zigzag; (en carretera) to stagger about (al andar)
adjective demostrativo
1.
that, pl those
(en general)
2.
(informal Pey)
- el hombre ese, -a no me inspira confianza -> I don't trust that man
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ese [ay'-say]
noun
1.
Spanish name of the letter S. (f)
- Hacer eses -> to zigzag
2. Link of a chain of the figure of this letter.
noun
1.
That. (m)
- Esa mujer -> that woman
- Ese hombre -> that man
- Esos hombres -> those men
- Esos libros -> those books
(plural: esos, esas; those).
ese
name of the letter S
en forma de ese S-shaped
hacer eses [+carretera] to zigzag; twist and turn; [+coche] to zigzag; [+borracho] to reel about
esea esa
esea esa
ésea ésa
pronombre:demostrativo
1 that one
ese es el mío that one is mine; esos/as those; those ones; prefiero esos I prefer those ones; esos que te compré yo the ones I bought you
2 (en locuciones)
¡no me vengas con esas! don't give me any more of that nonsense!; y cosas de esas and suchlike; ¡no me salgas ahora con esas! don't bring all that up again!; no es una chica de esas she's not that kind of girl; ni por esas (de ningún modo) on no account; (aun así) even so
In the past the standard spelling for these demonstrative pronouns was with an accent ([ése, ésa, ésos] and [ésas]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective.
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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