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"Capital" is a noun which is often translated as "capital", and "caja" is a noun which is often translated as "box". Learn more about the difference between "capital" and "caja" below.
la capital(
kah
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pee
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tahl
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (main city)
b. provincial capital (of a province)
¿Cuál es la capital de la provincia de Córdoba?Which is the provincial capital of Cordova?
a. capital
En aquel tiempo, Roma era la capital del cine europeo.Back then, Rome was the capital of European cinema.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (important)
a. key
"La Gioconda" es una de las obras capitales de Leonardo da Vinci."La Gioconda" is one of Leonardo da Vinci's key works.
b. main
Cometió un error capital al dejar la universidad.He committed a main error leaving the university.
c. seminal
Tiene una influencia capital en los miembros del consejo de administración.He has a seminal influence over the members of the Board of Directors.
la caja(
kah
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hah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (container)
2. (machine)
a. cash register
Te lo juro. ¡Metí todo el dinero en la caja!I swear it. I put all the money in the cash register!
a. counter
Señor, tiene que pasar a la caja para sacar tanto dinero.Sir, you have to go to the counter to withdraw that much money.
c. checkout
Hay un montón de gente esperando para pagar en la caja.There's a ton of people waiting to pay at the checkout.
d. cash desk (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Podemos pagar en aquella caja de allí.We can pay at that cash desk over there.
a. take
¿Cuánto fue la caja de hoy, Pilar? - ¡Casi mil dólares!How much was today's take, Pilar? - Almost a thousand dollars!
5. (covering)
6. (music)
a. snare drum
¿Me pueden recomendar una buena caja para una banda de jazz escolar?Can anyone recommend me a good snare drum for a school jazz band?
b. soundbox (of a string instrument)
La caja de mi guitarra está pintada con flores.The soundbox of my guitar has flowers painted on it.
7. (colloquial) (casket)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. coffin
El presidente fue enterrado en una caja de roble.The president was buried in an oak coffin.
8. (weaponry)
a. stock
Esta caja fue usada con un cañón del siglo XVIII.This stock was used with an 18th-century cannon.
9. (printing)
a. case
¿Por qué está escrito en caja alta el título de este libro?Why is the title of this book written in upper case?
