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"Mites" is a form of "mite", a noun which is often translated as "el ácaro". "Dust mite" is a noun which is often translated as "el ácaro del polvo". Learn more about the difference between "mites" and "dust mite" below.
mite(
mayt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el ácaro (M)
(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).
Holly bought a vacuum to get rid of the mites living in her mattress.Holly compró una aspiradora para deshacerse de los ácaros que hay en su colchón.
2. (colloquial) (small child)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la criatura (F) (colloquial)
(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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The poor mite had gotten her leg stuck between the rungs of the banister.A la pobre criatura se le había atorado la pierna en los travesaños del barandal.
b. el chiquitín (M), la chiquitina (F) (colloquial)
(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).
(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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
We found the poor mite in the street with no place to go, so we took him into our home.Encontramos al pobre chiquitín en la calle sin un lugar a dónde ir, así que lo acogimos en nuestra casa.
a. el poquitín (M) (colloquial)
(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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Do you like scotch? I've still got a mite in the cabinet.¿Te gusta el whisky escocés? Aún tengo un poquitín en el gabinete.
d. un pelín (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I need a mite of luck to pass the final exam.Necesito un pelín de suerte para aprobar el examen final.
a. el óbolo (M)
(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).
Each one of the parishioners deposited their mite at the end of the service.Cada feligrés depositó el óbolo al final del servicio.
dust mite(
duhst
mayt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el ácaro del polvo (M)
(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).
Have you ever seen a dust mite? - No, because they're microscopic.¿Alguna vez has visto un ácaro del polvo? - No, porque son microscópicos.
b. el ácaro domésticos (M)
(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).
I think a dust mite bit me. - Dust mites don't bite. It may have been a bed bug.Creo que me picó un ácaro domésticos. - Los ácaros domésticos no pican. Pudo haber sido un chinche.
