La Palabra Del Dia: "cantidad"
cantidad ( kahn-tee-dahd' )
noun ( amount, quantity, number )
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Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
Examples:
1. Una gran cantidad de la gente que vive en la capital no son originalmente de allí.
A large number of the people who live in the capital aren't originally from there.
2. A la persona que adivine la cantidad de frijoles en la jarra le darán un premio.
The person that guesses the number of beans in the jar will be given a prize.
Notes
"Cantidad" can also be used to mean "a great amount of" or "a lot of": Mi sobrino tiene una cantidad de juguetes. / My nephew has a lot of toys.
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Por desgracia bebí un gran cantidad de alcohol ayer. Lamento mucho hoy.
Unfortunately I drank a lot of alcohol yesterday. I really regret it today.
Hay gran cantidad de peces en el río.
The river has a large quantity of fish.
¿Cuál fue la cantidad de grano que necesitábamos para alimentar a los caballos?
What was the amount of grain we needed to feed the horses?
La calidad es más importante que la cantidad.
Quality is more important than quantity.
En las finanzas y hablando de dinero la cantidad significa "la suma de dinero".
In the world of finance and talking about money cantidad means "sum of money" ..
Por ejemplo .. qué cantidad quieres retirar .. what amount do you like to withdraw.
In a voluntary action which was organized by residents of the small village, huge amounts of garbage were removed from the lake.
En la acción voluntaria que fue organizada por los residentes de un pueblo pequeño, enorme cantidad de basura fue retirada del lago.
They had a lot of customers, because they offered a good product for the money, and excellent service.
Tenían una gran cantidad de clientes, porque ofrecieron un producto bueno por el dinero, y servicio excelente.
La cantidad adeudada le costó la vida.
The amount owing cost him his life.
Cuando se extingue una gran cantidad de especies de animales al mismo tiempo, se denomina esto “una extinción masiva”, y se cree que en el pasado estos sucesos solían ser debidos a desastres naturales.
When a great number of animal species go extinct at the same time, it is called “a mass extinction”, and it is believed that in the past these events were usually due to natural disasters.
Girls value quantity of time together, guys - quality.
Las chicas se valen cantidad de tiempo juntos mientras que los chicos se valen calidad.
Si tienes un problema grave en tu vida, vas a tener una gran cantidad de consejos pero la verdad es que este no te sirve por nada , porque la única persona que pueda solucionar el problema eres tu.
If you have a serious problem in your life you're going to get a great deal of advice, but truthfully, this won't help much, because you're the only person who might be able to solve the problem.
It's not the quantity that matters, it's the value of the coins.
No es la cantidad que importa, es el valor de las monedas.
Tienes un trastorno de atracón si comes una cantidad enorme cada día.
You have a eating disorder if you eat a huge amount every day.
Tengo una cantidad grande de lápices acuarela, pero últimamente nada inclinación dibujar.
I have a large quantity of watercolor pencils, but no inclination to draw lately.
Hubby and I are growing a large number of potatoes this year.
Mi marido y yo estamos creciendo a un cantidad de papas este año.
