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"Fries" is a form of "fries", a plural noun which is often translated as "las papas fritas". "French fry" is a noun which is often translated as "la papa frita". Learn more about the difference between "fries" and "french fry" below.
fries(
frayz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (culinary)
a. las papas fritas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I would like to order a hamburger and fries, please.Quisiera una hamburguesa y papas fritas, por favor.
b. las patatas fritas (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
These fries are too greasy and salty.Estas patatas fritas están muy grasientas y saladas.
fry
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (culinary)
3. (slang) (to execute) (United States)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. freír en la silla eléctrica (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A group of people celebrated outside the prison when the murderer was fried.Un grupo de gente fuera de la prisión lo celebró cuando frieron al asesino en la silla eléctrica.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (culinary)
a. freírse
When an egg is frying, never leave it unattended.Cuando un huevo se está friendo, nunca le quites ojo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (culinary)
a. la fritada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A fry without ketchup is like a sandwich without mayonnaise.Una fritada sin ketchup es como un sándwich sin mayonesa.
b. la fritura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'll have the seafood fry, please.Yo tomaré la fritura de marisco, por favor.
6. (animal)
a. los alevines (M) (juvenile fishes)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Separate fry from all adult fish in your fish tank.Separe los alevines de los demás peces adultos en la pecera.
b. los pececillos (M) (small adult fishes)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A lot of fry are caught in the nets.Muchos pececillos quedan atrapados en las redes.
french fry(
frehnch
fray
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la papa frita (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I ordered french fries with my burger.Pedí papas fritas con mi hamburguesa.
b. la patata frita (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
Do you have any ketchup to dip my french fries in?¿Tiene catsup para mojar mis patatas fritas?
