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"Rack" is a noun which is often translated as "el estante", and "stack" is a noun which is often translated as "la pila". Learn more about the difference between "rack" and "stack" 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.
stack(
stahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (pile)
c. el almiar (M) (agriculture)
(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).
Please grab three stacks of hay so that we can feed the horses.Por favor, trae tres almiares de heno para que podamos alimentar a los caballos.
d. el pabellón de fusiles (M) (military)
(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).
Make sure you unload your rifle before you return it to the stack.Asegúrense a descargar el rifle antes de devolverlo al pabellón de fusiles.
2. (colloquial) (large quantity)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el montón (M) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
It is hard not to be discouraged when you continue to receive a stack of rejection letters.Es difícil no desalentarse cuando sigues recibiendo un montón de cartas de rechazo.
b. la pila (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).
This year, it's like he doesn't have anything to do because he has a stack of interns on his staff.Este año, es como si no tuviera nada que hacer porque tiene una pila de pasantes en su plantilla.
a. la estantería (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).
You might be able to find that book somewhere in the stacks on the third floor.Podrás encontrar ese libro por algún lado en las estanterías del tercer piso.
a. la cañón de chimenea (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).
My father sometimes jokes that the stork dropped the wrong baby down the wrong stack.A veces, mi padre bromea conmigo diciendo que la cigüeña echó al bebé equivocado por el cañon de chimenea equivocado.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (to load)
a. llenar
The librarian stacked the shelves with returned books.El bibliotecario llenó las estanterías con libros devueltos.
7. (to cheat)
