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"Store" is a noun which is often translated as "la tienda", and "storage" is a noun which is often translated as "el almacenamiento". Learn more about the difference between "store" and "storage" below.
store(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la tienda
(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)
We went to the store to buy some towels.Fuimos a la tienda a comprar unas toallas.
b. el almacén
(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)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
(South America)
The store was closed, so we went to the supermarket instead.El almacén estaba cerrado, por lo que fuimos al supermercado.
2. (department store)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. los grandes almacenes
(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)
I'm going clothes shopping in the store downtown.Voy a comprar ropa en los grandes almacenes en el centro.
a. la reserva
(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)
We keep a store of bottled water and canned food in case of emergency.Tenemos una reserva de agua embotellada y comida enlatada en caso de emergencia.
b. el cúmulo
(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)
(of memories or ideas)
The photos will provide a store of memories to look back on.Las fotos representarán un cúmulo de recuerdos que podremos revivir.
a. el almacén
(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)
They keep most of the merchandise in the store.Guardan la mayoría de la mercancía en el almacén.
b. el depósito
(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)
Most of the library's books are kept in the store.La mayoría de los libros de la biblioteca están guardados en el depósito.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. guardar
Cookies should be stored in an airtight container.Las galletas se deben guardar en un recipiente hermético.
a. almacenar
My computer can store a lot of data.Mi computadora puede almacenar muchos datos.
a. mandar a un guardamuebles
I'll have to store some of my furniture when I rent the house.Voy a tener que mandar algunos de mis muebles a un guardamuebles cuando alquile la casa.
a. acumular
Potential energy is the energy stored by a body.La energía potencial es la energía acumulada en un cuerpo.
a. abastecer
They stored the factory with raw materials.Abastecieron la fábrica con materias primas.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. conservarse
These vegetables don't store well in the heat.Estas verduras no se conservan bien en el calor.
stores
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. las provisiones
(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)
Stores were running low.Las provisiones están empezando a faltar.
b. los pertrechos
(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)
(military)
The troops had to be supplied with arms and stores.Había que abastecer a las tropas de armas y pertrechos.
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storage(
staw
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el almacenamiento
(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)
I have been using the spare room for storage.He estado usando el cuarto de invitados para almacenamiento.
b. el almacenaje
(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)
The seat folds flat for storage so it can be put in the closet when not needed.El asiento se pliega para facilitar su almacenaje, de modo que puede guardarse en el armario cuando no se necesita.
a. el depósito
(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)
When the war began, the paintings of the museum were put into storage.Cuando estalló la guerra, se trasladaron las pinturas del museo a un depósito.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
All my things are in storage until I come back from my year abroad.Todas mis cosas están almacenadas hasta que vuelva de mi año en el extranjero.
We live in a small one-bedroom apartment with no storage.Vivimos en un apartamento pequeño sin almacenamiento.
a. el almacenamiento
(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)
Data storage and protection has been critical to our company's success.El almacenamiento y la protección de datos han tenido un papel decisivo en el éxito de nuestra empresa.
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