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"Portable" is an adjective which is often translated as "portátil", and "personal" is an adjective which is often translated as "personal". Learn more about the difference between "portable" and "personal" below.
portable(
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duh
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buhl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (movable)
a. portátil
Do you have a set of portable speakers we can borrow for the party?¿Nos puedes prestar unos parlantes portátiles para la fiesta?
2. (computing)
a. portátil
A drawback to the program was that it wasn't portable to multiple operating systems.Un inconveniente del programa era que no era portátil para varios sistemas operativos.
a. transferible
When he changed jobs, he discovered that his original pension scheme wasn't portable after all.Cuando se cambió de trabajo, descubrió que su plan de pensiones original no era transferible después de todo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (apparatus)
a. el televisor portátil (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 watched the show on the battery-powered portable when the electricity went out.Vi el programa en el televisor portátil que funciona a pilas cuando la luz se fue.
b. la máquina portátil (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).
When my brother's typewriter broke, I lent him my portable.Cuando la máquina de escribir de mi hermano se rompió, le presté mi máquina portátil.
personal(
puhr
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suhn
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uhl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (individual)
a. personal
From personal experience, I would advise you not to propose in public.Por experiencia personal, te aconsejaría que no le pidas la mano en público.
2. (private)
3. (in person)
a. en persona
I'll take personal care of your financial problems with the bank.Me encargaré en persona de tus problemas financieros con el banco.
4. (physical)
a. personal
The subway is proof that some people don't have a clue about what personal hygiene means.El metro es prueba de que hay personas que no tienen idea de lo que significa la higiene personal.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el anuncio personal (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).
Look, your personal has been published in today's newspaper!Mira, ¡han publicado tu anuncio personal en el periódico de hoy!
