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"Ready" is an adjective which is often translated as "listo", and "one" is an adjective which is often translated as "un". Learn more about the difference between "ready" and "one" below.
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. listo
I told you to be ready at 7 pm.Te dije que estuvieras listo a las 7 pm.
b. preparado
After two months of lessons, I think I'm ready to take the driving test.Después de dos meses de clases, creo que estoy preparado para tomar el examen de conducir.
a. dispuesto
I'm not ready to give up all that I've achieved.No estoy dispuesta a abandonar todo lo que he logrado.
a. vivo
She has a ready answer for everything.Tiene una respuesta viva para todo.
b. agudo
He is blessed with great charm and a ready wit.Tiene la suerte de ser un hombre encantador y de tener un genio agudo.
a. receptivo
He found a ready audience for his jokes.Encontró un público muy receptivo a sus bromas.
b. disponible
There is a ready supply of water for irrigation.Hay provisiones de agua disponibles para el riego.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. preparar
The journalists readied their microphones for the president's declarations.Los periodistas prepararon sus micrófonos para conseguir las declaraciones del presidente.
readies
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
6.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(money)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la plata
(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).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
Anyone who has the readies to spend on that kind of car must be loaded.Cualquiera que tenga la plata para gastar en ese tipo de auto tiene que estar forrado.
b. la lana
(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).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
Even if you could scrape together the readies, why buy it?Aún si pudieras juntar la lana, ¿por qué comprarlo?
c. la guita
(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).
(F)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
(South America)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
I've brought it with me. Have you got the readies?Lo traje. ¿Tienes la guita?
d. la pasta
(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).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
I haven't got the readies for trips abroad.No tengo pasta para los viajes al extranjero.
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one(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. un
I'm taking one class this semester.Estoy tomando una clase este semestre.
My nephew is one year old.Mi sobrino tiene un año.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el uno
(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).
(M)
One is the loneliest number that you've ever seen.Uno es el número más solitario que has visto.
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Charlie's one on Tuesday.Charlie cumple un año el martes.
Let's meet at one.Nos vemos a la una.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
pronoun
a. el uno
(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).
(M)
, la una
(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).
(F)
I'll have a beer if you're having one.Yo me tomo una cerveza si tú tomas una.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
He's the one I told you about the other day.Ese es el de quien te hablé el otro día.
I think I'll take the yellow one.Creo que me llevo la amarilla.
c. el único
(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).
(M)
, la única
(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).
(F)
I knew from the start James was the one for me.Supe desde el principio que James era el único para mí.
a. el uno
(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).
(M)
, la una
(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).
(F)
When such a terrible thing happens, one is rendered speechless.Cuando pasa una cosa tan terrible, uno se queda sin palabras.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
In my experience, one is usually alone in life.En mi experiencia, en la vida sueles estar solo.
Sometimes one has to be cruel to be kind.A veces es verdad eso de que quien bien te quiere te hará llorar.
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