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"Quote" is a noun which is often translated as "la cita", and "excerpt" is a noun which is often translated as "el extracto". Learn more about the difference between "quote" and "excerpt" below.
quote(
kwot
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (citation)
2. (price)
a. el presupuesto (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 can get a better quote at a different store.Creo que nos pueden hacer mejor presupuesto en otra tienda.
b. la cotización (F) (especially stocks)
(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).
What was the quote that the stock broker gave you?¿Cuál fue la cotización que te dio el agente de bolsa?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to cite)
a. citar
My Spanish professor always quoted Cervantes.Mi profesor de español siempre citaba a Cervantes.
a. cotizar
Shares of our company were quoted at 50 cents today.Las acciones de nuestra empresa se cotizaron hoy a 50 centavos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. citar
Today I am going to quote from "One Hundred Years of Solitude."Hoy voy a citar de "Cien años de soledad".
excerpt(
ehk
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suhrpt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (extract)
a. el extracto (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).
Each chapter in the book begins with an excerpt from a different soldier's autobiography.Cada capítulo del libro comienza con un extracto de la autobiografía de un soldado diferente.
b. el fragmento (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 billboard included an excerpt of a poem in Catalan.La valla publicitaria incluía un fragmento de un poema en catalán.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
