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"Estaca" is a form of "estaca", a noun which is often translated as "stake". "Plantón" is a noun which is often translated as "sapling". Learn more about the difference between "estaca" and "plantón" below.
la estaca(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. stake
El cazavampiros le clavó la estaca al vampiro en el corazón.The vampire hunter thrust his stake into the vampire's heart.
b. post
El granjero levantó una cerca con estacas y alambre de púas.The farmer put up a fence with posts and barbed wire.
c. peg (of a tent)
Asegura las cuerdas tensoras de la tienda al suelo con una estaca.Secure the main guys of the tent with a peg.
2. (club)
3. (botany)
a. cutting
Tomé la estaca y la planté en otra maceta.I took the cutting and planted it in another flowerpot.
4. (mining)
a. large mining claim
Gracias a la estaca, podremos extraer dos millones de dólares en oro.The large mining claim will allow us to extract two million dollars worth in gold.
b. large mining concession
Nuestra empresa obtuvo la estaca para extraer de las minas de las tierras del estado.Our company obtained the large mining concession to mine on federal land.
a. spur
El gallo negro le clavó la estaca a su rival.The black rooster dug its spurs into its rival.
el plantón(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (botany)
a. sapling
Ayer plantaron varios plantones en el nuevo parque.Yesterday, many saplings were planted at the new park.
2. (colloquial) (delay)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. long wait
Estuve en plantón en el aeropuerto porque se canceló mi vuelo.I had a long wait at the airport after my flight was cancelled.
