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"El menú" is a form of "menú", a noun which is often translated as "menu". "El dueño" is a form of "dueño", a noun which is often translated as "owner". Learn more about the difference between "el menú" and "el dueño" below.
el menú(
meh
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noo
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. menu
¿Podrías pedirle al mesero que me traiga un menú?Could you ask the waiter to bring me a menu?
a. prix fixe
Entonces, un menú para usted y una pizza para su hija.So, one prix fixe for you and a pizza for your daughter.
b. set menu (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Para mí el menú del día y para ella un chocolate caliente.I'll have today's set menu and she'll have a hot chocolate.
3. (computing)
el dueño, la dueña(
dweh
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nyoh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. owner
El dueño del nuevo restaurante nos invitó a la inauguración.The owner of the new restaurant invited us to the grand opening.
b. proprietor
Gerardo celebró diez años como el dueño de la tienda local de deportes.Gerardo celebrated ten years as the proprietor of the local sporting goods store.
c. landlord
Nuestro dueño aumentó la renta de nuevo, así que nos mudamos.Our landlord raised the rent again, so we're moving out.
d. landlady (feminine)
Ella es la dueña de un complejo de apartamentos entero.She is the landlady of an entire apartment complex.
e. proprietress (feminine)
¿A qué te dedicas, Dorothy? - Soy la dueña de una librería.What do you do for a living, Dorothy? - I'm the proprietress of a bookstore.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
La reunión empezó a desmoronarse hasta que el abogado habló y se hizo dueño de la situación.The meeting was starting to fall apart until the lawyer spoke and took control of the situation.
Las olas eran muy grandes, pero los expertos surfistas fueron dueños de la situación.The waves were very big, but the expert surfers were in control of the situation.
