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"Packet" is a noun which is often translated as "el paquete", and "package" is a noun which is also often translated as "el paquete". Learn more about the difference between "packet" and "package" below.
packet(
pah
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kiht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
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).
A packet arrived from your brother today.Llegó un paquete de tu hermano hoy.
2. (container)
b. 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).
I think we need to open another packet of tea.Creo que debemos abrir otro paquete de té.
c. la cajetilla (F) (of cigarettes)
(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).
It costs $12 for a packet of cigarettes.Una cajetilla de cigarrillos cuesta $12.
3. (computing)
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).
Check the connections again. We're still having some packet loss.Revisa las conexiones de nuevo. Todavía tenemos pérdida de paquetes.
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).
All those who attended the orientation course received an information packet with the schedule and a description of the topics to be covered.Todos aquellos que asistieron al curso de orientación recibieron un paquete informativo con el horario y una descripción de los temas que se iban a tratar.
5. (nautical)
a. el paquebote (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).
My great-grandfather came to America from England on a packet.Mi bisabuelo llegó a los Estados Unidos desde Inglaterra en un paquebote.
7. (colloquial) (large sum) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el dineral (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).
It must cost a packet to heat that mansion.Debe costar un dineral calentar esa mansión.
b. la fortuna (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).
Not all footballers make a packet.No todos los jugadores de fútbol ganan una fortuna.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
8. (to package)
a. empaquetar
We decided to packet up a few essentials for all the people taking part in the trek.Decidimos empaquetar unos productos imprescindibles para los participantes de la caminata.
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.
