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"Las" is a form of "las", a definite article which is often translated as "the". "Colas" is a form of "cola", a noun which is often translated as "tail". Learn more about the difference between "las" and "colas" below.
las(
lahs
)A definite article is a word that identifies a noun as specific or known to the speaker (e.g., the girl).
a. the
¡Un aplauso para las ganadoras!Let's give the winners a big hand!
¡Mira lo que has hecho! ¡Has roto las sillas!Look at what you did! You broke the chairs!
a. the ones
He picado unas cebollas. Eché las que estaban podridas.I chopped up some onions. I threw out the ones that were rotten.
¡Qué lindas chompas! Me gustan las verdes.What nice sweaters! I like the green ones.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Las mentiras duelen.Lies hurt.
Le encantan las matemáticas.She loves math.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
a. them (direct object)
¿Has visto mis llaves? Las dejé aquí en la mesa.Have you seen my keys? I left them here on the table.
5. (second person plural feminine) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. you (direct object)
Chicas, las vi pasar el otro día, pero no tuve tiempo para saludarlas.Hey girls, I saw you go past the other day, but I didn't have time to say hello.
la cola(
koh
-
lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
b. queue (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El vendedor quiere que nos pongamos en cola.The salesman wants us to form a queue.
3. (clothing)
5. (substance)
6. (beverage) (Dominican Republic) (Ecuador) (El Salvador)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in El Salvador
7. (colloquial) (buttocks) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. butt (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
La cola de la bebé está irritada.The baby's butt is irritated.
b. bum (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Había agua en el banco donde me senté. Ahora tengo la cola mojada.There was water on the bench where I sat down. Now my bum is wet.
8. (colloquial) (penis) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. weenie (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Mamá, a ese niño se le ve la cola.Mom, I can see that boy's weenie.
b. willy (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El bebé llora cuando hace pipí. Creo que le escuece la cola al pobrecito.The baby cries when he's peeing. I think his willy stings, poor thing.
