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"Packaged" is a form of "package", a noun which is often translated as "el paquete". "Skid" is a form of "skid", a noun which is often translated as "el patinazo". Learn more about the difference between "packaged" and "skid" below.
package(
pahk
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ihj
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (parcel)
a. el paquete (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).
The package I mailed you should arrive before your birthday.El paquete que te mandé debería llegar antes de tu cumpleaños.
2. (container)
a. la envoltura (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).
Read the package to see how much sugar it contains before you buy it.Lee la envoltura para ver la cantidad de azúcar que contiene antes de comprarlo.
3. (set)
a. el paquete (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).
The reform package proposed by the government was rejected.El paquete de reformas que propuso el gobierno fue rechazado.
4. (vacation)
a. el viaje organizado (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).
We've been eyeing a package to Mallorca, but it's rather expensive.Hemos estado considerando un viaje organizado a Mallorca, pero es medio costoso.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. empaquetar
The warehouse workers packaged the books to get them ready for shipping.Los almacenistas empaquetaron los libros para prepararlos para el envío.
b. embalar
You need to package the order and have it on the truck by 8 am.Tienes que embalar el encargo y subirlo al camión antes de las 8 am.
c. envasar (in a jar)
If you don't package the jam correctly, it will go bad.Si no envasas correctamente la mermelada, se echará a perder.
skid(
skihd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (slip)
a. el patinazo (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).
He went into a skid on the field.Se pegó un patinazo en la cancha.
b. la patinada (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.
The car's skid scared me.Me asusté con la patinada del carro.
c. el derrape (M) (vehicle)
(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).
The skid of the truck could be heard from where we were.Desde donde estábamos escuchamos el derrape del camión.
2. (runner)
a. el patín (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).
They had to move the henhouse, so they put it on skids and dragged it with a pickup.Tuvieron que mover el gallinero, así que lo pusieron sobre patines y lo arrastraron con una camioneta.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (slide)
a. patinar
The car hit some ice and skidded into the railing.El coche pilló un poco de hielo y patinó contra la barandilla.
b. deslizarse
My bed skidded across the floor in the earthquake.En el terremoto, mi cama se deslizó por el piso.
c. resbalarse
The cat skidded on the freshly waxed floor.El gato se resbaló en el piso recién encerado.
