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"Ride" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "montar", and "die" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "morir". Learn more about the difference between "ride" and "die" below.
ride(
rayd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. montar (animal, bike)
My father taught me to ride a horse when I was a child.Mi padre me enseñó a montar a caballo cuando era una niña.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (to travel)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (journey)
a. la atracción (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).
All of the rides at the fair cost a dollar.Todas las atracciones de la feria costaban un dólar.
b. el juego (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
What's your favorite ride at Disneyland?¿Cuál es tu juego preferido en Disneylandia?
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Can someone give me a ride to the hospital?¿Alguien me puede llevar al hospital?
Do you want me to give you a ride home?¿Quieres que te lleve a casa?
b. el aventón (M) (colloquial) (Central America) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
I gave her a ride home after the party.Le di un aventón a su casa después de la fiesta.
c. el pon (M) (colloquial) (Puerto Rico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Can you give me a ride to the movies?¿Me das pon al cine?
7. (colloquial) (motor vehicle) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
die(
day
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to perish)
b. morirse
It makes me very sad to think that my mother died without ever getting to know her grandchildren.Me da mucha pena pensar que mi madre se murió sin llegar a conocer a sus nietos.
a. extinguirse
The daylight died and he turned his flashlight on.La luz del día se extinguió y él encendió su linterna.
b. apagarse
When the fire died, the room got very cold.Al apagarse la chimenea, la habitación quedó muy fría.
b. apagarse
The engine died and there was no way to start it again.El motor se apagó y no hubo forma de arrancarlo de nuevo.
a. calmarse
Let's wait until the storm dies down before heading out.Esperemos a que se calme la tormenta antes de salir.
5. (colloquial) (to want very badly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. morir de
Many drug dealers die a violent death.Muchos traficantes de drogas mueren de forma violenta.
b. morirse de
Against all odds, the dictator died a natural death.Contra todo pronóstico, el dictador se murió de muerte natural.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
7. (games)
a. la matriz (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).
Dies are used to shape sheet metal into automobile doors.Se utilizan matrices para moldear el metal laminado y transformarlo en puertas de automóvil.
a. el cuño (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 decoration on the borders is stamped out with steel dies.La ornamentación de los bordes se consigue mediante un troquelado con cuños de acero.
