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"Account" is a noun which is often translated as "la cuenta", and "sear" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "chamuscar". Learn more about the difference between "account" and "sear" below.
account(
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kaunt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (finance)
a. la cuenta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I have a checking account and a savings account at the same bank.Tengo una cuenta corriente y una cuenta de ahorro con el mismo banco.
a. la versión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You must give your account of events to the police.Tienes que dar tu versión de los hechos a la policía.
3. (importance)
a. la importancia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Your personal problems are of no account to me. This is a place of business.Tus problemas personales no tienen ninguna importancia para mí. Este es un lugar de negocio.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (formal) (to consider)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. considerar
The painter's peers account her a genius.Los contemporáneos de la pintora la consideran un genio.
accounts
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las cuentas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My mom keeps the accounts for a law firm.Mi mamá lleva las cuentas en un despacho de abogados.
7. (department)
a. contabilidad
Take these folders to accounts on the second floor.Lleva estas carpetas a contabilidad en el segundo piso.
sear(
sir
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to scorch)
a. chamuscar
The boiler exploded, and the flames seared my nose and hands.El boiler explotó y las llamas me chamuscaron la nariz y las manos.
b. quemar
The hot iron had seared his hand, causing thick, red welts to appear.La plancha caliente le había quemado la mano hasta producirle verdugones rojos gruesos.
c. abrasar
The flames seared my face as I tried to escape the building.Las llamas me abrasaron la cara cuando trataba de escapar del edificio.
2. (culinary)
a. dorar a fuego vivo
Cut the meat into cubes and sear it in batches to seal in the juices.Corta la carne en cubos y dórala por tandas para sellarla y conservar el jugo.
3. (old-fashioned) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. cauterizar
The surgeon seared the stump of the amputated leg.El cirujano cauterizó el muñón de la pierna amputada.
4. (to wither)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (culinary)
a. el sellado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
For a good sear, you need a really hot pan.Para conseguir un buen sellado, hace falta una buena sartén.
