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"Boleto" is a noun which is often translated as "ticket", and "pasaje" is a noun which is often translated as "voyage". Learn more about the difference between "boleto" and "pasaje" below.
el boleto(
boh
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leh
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toh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (transport)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. ticket
Compré los boletos para volar a Nueva York.I bought my tickets to fly to New York.
2. (admission)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. ticket
Dos días antes del concierto, se agotaron todos los boletos.Two days before the concert, all tickets were sold out.
a. ticket
Compré cuatro boletos para el sorteo.I bought four tickets for the raffle.
a. coupon
Puede encontrar boletos para diferentes deportes en su tienda más cercana.You can find coupons for different sports in your local shop.
5. (legal agreement)
Regionalism used in Argentina
(Argentina)
a. contract
El boleto lo firmaron las partes interesadas.The contract was signed by all concerned parties.
6. (issue)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. problem
La grúa se está llevando el carro del vecino. - Ni modo, ese no es mi boleto.Your neighbor's car is getting towed. - Oh well, that's not my problem.
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el pasaje(
pah
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sah
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heh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. voyage
¿Quién se va a encargar de nuestro pasaje a Roma?Who is going to take care of our voyage to Rome?
b. passage
Reservamos pasaje en un barco muy moderno.We booked a passage on a very modern ship.
c. crossing
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
El pasaje de África a Virginia fue largo y angustioso.The crossing from Africa to Virginia was long and harrowing.
a. ticket
Saqué un pasaje de ida y vuelta.I bought a round-trip ticket.
a. fare
¿Cuánto sale el pasaje a Miami?How much is the fare to Miami?
a. passageway
Guanajuato es una ciudad antigua con muchos pasajes.Guanajuato is an old city with many passageways.
b. passage
Mis abuelos vivían en una casa enorme y llena de pasajes.My grandparents lived in a huge house that was full of passages.
c. arcade
Luke tiene un local en un pasaje muy exclusivo.Luke's got a shop in a very exclusive arcade.
a. passage
Para comenzar la ceremonia, leeré un pasaje de la Biblia.To begin the ceremony, I will read a passage from the Bible.
a. passengers
El piloto notificó al pasaje de la turbulencia inminente.The pilot notified the passengers of the impending turbulence.
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