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"Bedside table" is a noun which is often translated as "la mesita de noche", and "nightstand" is a noun which is also often translated as "la mesita de noche". Learn more about the difference between "bedside table" and "nightstand" below.
bedside table(
behd
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sayd
tey
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buhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (furniture)
a. la mesita de noche (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 always keep a few books on my bedside table.Siempre tengo algunos libros en mi mesita de noche.
b. la mesa de noche (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 think I left my glasses on the bedside table.Creo que dejé las gafas en la mesa de noche.
c. la mesilla de noche (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).
This bedside table is too small to hold a plant.Esta mesilla de noche es demasiado pequeña como para poner una planta.
d. la mesilla (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).
We want to buy some new bedside tables.Queremos comprar unas mesillas nuevas.
e. el velador (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
This bedside table doesn't go with our rug.Este velador no combina con nuestra alfombra.
f. la mesa de luz (F) (River Plate)
(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 keep leaving my glasses on my bedside table.Sigo dejando mis lentes en mi mesa de luz.
nightstand(
nayt
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stahnd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (furniture)
a. la mesita de noche (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).
There was a nightstand on either side of the bed.Había una mesita de noche a cada lado de la cama.
b. la mesa de noche (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 thought I had left my book on the nightstand, but it's not there.Creí que había dejado mi libro en la mesa de noche, pero no está allí.
c. la mesilla de noche (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).
The old man's false teeth were inside a glass of water on the nightstand.La dentadura postiza del anciano estaba dentro de un vaso de agua en la mesilla de noche.
d. la mesilla (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).
The nightstands are made of mahogany, like the bed.Las mesillas son de caoba, como la cama.
e. el velador (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I keep my medication to hand in my nightstand.Tengo mis medicamentos a mano en el velador.
f. la mesa de luz (F) (River Plate)
(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 always sleep with a glass of water on my nightstand.Yo duermo todas las noches con un vaso de agua en la mesa de luz.
