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"Rack" is a noun which is often translated as "el estante", and "shelf" is a plural noun which is also often translated as "el estante". Learn more about the difference between "rack" and "shelf" below.
rack(
rahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (shelf)
a. el estante (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 winter sweaters are in a box on a rack in the closet.Mis suéteres de invierno están en una caja en un estante en el clóset.
a. el perchero (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).
Hang it on the rack so it won't wrinkle.Cuélgalo en el perchero para que no se arrugue.
a. el tendedero (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 dry our clothes on a rack when it's not raining.Secamos la ropa en un tendedero cuando no está lloviendo.
a. el escurridor (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).
Wash, rinse, then place the dishes in the rack.Lava, enjuaga y luego coloca los platos en el escurridor.
b. el escurreplatos (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).
Don't put dirty dishes in the rack.No pongas platos sucios en el escurreplatos.
a. el portaequipajes (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 put a rack on the roof of the car for the bags.Pusimos un portaequipajes en el techo del carro para las valijas.
b. la rejilla (F) (train)
(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).
Can you help me lift my suitcase up and put it on the rack?¿Me ayudas a levantar la maleta y ponerla en la rejilla?
a. el botellero (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).
Let's have some wine. - I'll get a bottle from the rack.Tomemos un poco de vino. - Iré al botellero por una botella.
7. (culinary)
a. el costillar (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 ate half a rack of lamb for dinner last night.Cené medio costillar de cordero anoche.
a. el revistero (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 doctor's receptionist collected the magazines and put them back in the rack.El recepcionista del médico recogió las revistas y las puso de nuevo en el revistero.
a. el triángulo (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).
Put the balls in the rack. Let's play.Coloca las bolas en el triángulo. Juguemos.
11. (store display)
a. el exhibidor (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 saw a shirt I like on the rack, but they didn't have it in my size.Vi una camisa que me gustaba en el exhibidor, pero no la tenían en mi talla.
12. (mechanics)
a. cremallera
My sports car has rack and pinion steering.Mi coche deportivo cuenta con dirección de piñón y cremallera.
13. (colloquial) (breasts)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. las tetas (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).
Stop staring at my rack. My face is up here.Deja de mirarme las tetas. Mi cara está aquí arriba.
b. las chichis (F) (colloquial) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
I am so embarrassed. You were staring at my sister's rack the whole night.Estoy tan avergonzada. Estuviste mirando fijamente las chichis de mi hermana toda la noche.
c. las teclas (F) (vulgar) (Latin America)
(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 crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
My girlfriend's rack is bigger than your girlfriend's.Las teclas de mi novia son más grandes que las de la tuya.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
14. (to torment)
a. atormentar
The country has been racked by civil war for years.El país se ha visto atormentado por la guerra civil durante años.
b. devanarse
He racked his brains trying to remember where he'd seen her before.Se devanó los sesos intentando recordar donde la había visto.
15. (to shake)
a. sacudir
Violent anguished sobs racked Julia's body.Unos sollozos violentos y llenos de angustia sacudieron el cuerpo de Julia.
shelf(
shehlf
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. el estante (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).
You have a shelf full of dolls.Tienes un estante lleno de muñecas.
You will find the book on the shelf.Encontrarás el libro en el estante.
2. (geology)
a. la plataforma (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).
There is an underwater shelf that extends some 85 miles from the coast.Hay una plataforma submarina que se extiende unas 85 millas de la costa.
