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"Cuadrado" is a form of "cuadrado", a noun which is often translated as "square". "A" is a preposition which is often translated as "to". Learn more about the difference between "cuadrado" and "a" below.
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (geometry)
a. square
Paula aprendió a trazar un cuadrado con una regla en su clase de geometría.Paula learned to draw a square with a ruler in her geometry class.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (geometry)
5. (colloquial) (corpulent)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
6. (colloquial) (dim) (Argentina) (Uruguay)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Uruguay
a. dense (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Es tan cuadrado que ni gastes tu tiempo tratando de explicárselo.He's so dense that you shouldn't even waste your time trying to explain it to him.
a. narrow-minded
Es demasiado cuadrado para entender una idea tan innovadora.He's too narrow-minded to understand such an innovative idea.
la cuadrada
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
8. (technical) (music)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a, la a(
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)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Podía respirar a duras penas.He was hardly able to breathe.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡A fregar los platos!Go do the dishes!
¡A la cama!Off to bed!
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me encantaría ganar dinero a espuertas.I would love to earn lots of money.
Llovía a cántaros.It was pouring.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. A
El circuito transporta una corriente de 1 A.The circuit carries a current of 1 A.
La intensidad de la corriente eléctrica se mide en A.The intensity of an electric current is measured in A.
