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"Pulp" is a noun which is often translated as "la pulpa", and "paste" is a noun which is often translated as "la pasta". Learn more about the difference between "pulp" and "paste" below.
pulp(
puhlp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fruit)
a. la pasta (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).
The factory uses wood pulp and recycled paper to make new paper.La fábrica utiliza pasta de madera y papel reciclado para fabricar papel nuevo.
b. la pulpa (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).
Carlos made a pulp of corn, water, and salt to feed his baby.Carlos hizo una pulpa de maíz, agua y sal para darle de comer al bebé.
3. (dentistry)
a. la pulpa dentaria (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).
The endodontist had to remove the patient's infected pulp.El endodoncista tuvo que quitarle la pulpa dentaria infectada al paciente.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to mash)
a. hacer pasta con
Fenerty invented a process to pulp wood for making paper.Fenerty inventó un proceso para hacer pasta con la madera para la fabricación de papel.
5. (culinary)
a. hacer puré
Dana pulped mango, papaya, and pineapple to add to her tropical pancake batter.Dana hizo puré con mango, papaya y piña para añadir a su masa de panqueques tropicales.
paste(
peyst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (culinary)
a. el paté (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).
If you add a bit of anchovy paste to the curry, it will taste much better.Si añades un poco de paté de anchoas al curry, sabrá mucho mejor.
3. (glue)
a. el engrudo (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 designer lazily closed the seams with paste instead of sewing them.El diseñador perezosamente cerró las costuras con engrudo en vez de coserlas.
c. el pegamento (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 fixed all the fliers to the window with paste.Fijó todos los folletos a la ventana con pegamento.
a. el estrás (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 con man displayed paste as gold rings and diamond earrings.El estafador dispuso estrás como anillos dorados y aretes de diamantes.
b. la bisutería (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).
She loves showing off her jewelry as though nobody else knew it was paste.A ella le encanta vacilar de sus joyas como si nadie supiera que son bisutería.
c. la joya de fantasía (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).
Luckily, his fiancee did not realize that the ring he used to propose was paste.Por suerte, su novia no se dio cuenta de que el anillo que usó para pedirle la mano era una joya de fantasía.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. pegar
If you paste it with rubber cement instead of ordinary glue, it will adhere better.Si lo pegas con adhesivo de goma en vez de pegamento ordinario, se adherirá mejor.
b. encolar
This wallpaper does not have glue, so you will have to paste it before putting it on the wall.Este papel pintado no tiene pegamento, así que tendrás que encolarlo antes de ponerlo sobre la pared.
c. engomar
They pasted posters all over the city to promote their concert.Engomaron pósteres por toda la ciudad para promocionar su concierto.
6. (computing)
a. pegar
Copy the third line of the document and paste it into the heading.Copia el tercer renglón del documento y pégalo en el encabezamiento.
7. (slang) (to defeat)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. hacer bolsa (Southern Cone)
The reviewers of the publication pasted her dissertation and rejected it.Los críticos de la publicación hicieron bolsa su disertación y la rechazaron.
