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"Ponder" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "considerar", and "stew" is a noun which is often translated as "el guisado". Learn more about the difference between "ponder" and "stew" below.
ponder(
pan
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duhr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. considerar
He paused and pondered his next words very carefully.Se detuvo y consideró sus próximas palabras con mucho cuidado.
The minister pondered the journalist's question before he answered.El ministro consideró la pregunta del periodista antes de contestar.
b. reflexionar sobre
She pondered the options available to her.Reflexionó sobre las opciones que tenía disponibles.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. reflexionar sobre
I pondered over the situation for a week, not knowing what to do.Reflexioné sobre la situación durante una semana, sin saber qué hacer.
b. sopesar
He pondered on the benefits and drawbacks of classical education.Sopesó los beneficios y las desventajas de la educación clásica.
stew(
stu
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. el guisado (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).
Who made this delicious stew?¿Quién hizo este delicioso guisado?
b. el estofado (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 mom made a stew with lots of vegetables and some beef.Mi mamá hizo un estofado con muchos vegetales y un poco de carne.
d. el sancocho (M) (Andes) (Caribbean)
(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).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
I've made a chicken stew today.Hoy hice un sancocho de pollo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. guisar
First, stew the meat. Then, add the sauce.Primero guisa la carne, después agrega la salsa.
b. estofar
Cover the pot while stewing the vegetables.Cubre la cazuela mientras se estofan las verduras.
d. dejar reposar (tea)
Mildred stewed some tea and talked about the weather with her friends.Mildred dejó reposar el té y habló del tiempo con sus amigas.
e. hacer compota de (compote)
Alejandro stewed apples with some sugar, raisins, and cinnamon.Alejandro hizo compota de manzana con un poco de azúcar, pasas y canela.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (to suffer)
a. sufrir
The detective decided he could charge Gilbert with murder and then let him stew for a while.El detective decidió que podría acusar a Gilbert de asesinato y después dejarlo sufrir un rato.
