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"Quinta" is a form of "quinta", a noun which is often translated as "country house". "Solar" is an adjective which is often translated as "solar". Learn more about the difference between "solar" and "quinta" below.
solar, el solar(
soh
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lahr
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (astronomy)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
b. site
Los investigadores se quedaron toda la tarde examinando el solar del asesinato.The investigators spent all afternoon examining the site of the murder.
c. lot
Se despejó el solar para empezar construcción en el supermercado nuevo.The lot was cleared to begin construction on the new supermarket.
6. (residence within a house or block of flats) (Cuba) (Dominican Republic)
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
b. tenement block
Esos solares todavía no tienen agua corriente.Those tenement blocks still don't have running water.
c. tenement
Algún día vamos a irnos de este solar y comprar nuestra propia casa.One day we'll move out of this tenement and buy our own house.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
la quinta(
keen
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (estate)
a. country house
Teníamos una quinta en la que pasábamos las vacaciones de verano.We had a country house where we spent our summer vacations.
2. (automobile)
a. fifth
Cambié a quinta cuando aceleré a 120 km por hora.I changed to fifth when I sped up to 120 km per hour.
3. (music)
a. fifth
El intervalo entre do y sol es una quinta justa.The interval from C to G is a perfect fifth.
4. (military)
5. (garden) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. vegetable garden
Queremos sembrar más verduras en nuestra quinta.We want to sow more vegetables in our vegetable garden.
