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"At the time" is a phrase which is often translated as "en ese entonces", and "sole" is an adjective which is often translated as "único". Learn more about the difference between "at the time" and "sole" below.
at the time(
aht
thuh
taym
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. en ese entonces
I wasn't lying when I told her I loved her. It was true, at the time.No mentía cuando le decía que la amaba. Era cierto, en ese entonces.
b. en ese momento
My friends asked me to go to the football game with them, but I was busy at the time.Mis amigos me invitaron al partido de fútbol americano, pero estaba ocupado en ese momento.
c. por entonces
I was young, and at the time, the only food I liked was pizza.Era joven, y por entonces, la única comida que me gustaba era la pizza.
sole(
sol
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la planta (F) (of a foot)
(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).
After being on my feet all day, my soles hurt.Después de estar de pie todo el día, me duelen las plantas.
b. la suela (F) (of a shoe)
(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).
Please take off your shoes before coming in the house because there is dirt on the soles.Por favor, quítate los zapatos antes de entrar en la casa porque hay barro en las suelas.
4. (fish)
a. el lenguado (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).
I'm going to fish for sole when I go to the coast.Voy a pescar el lenguado cuando voy a la costa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
