vs
QUICK ANSWER
"Tabs" is a form of "tab", a noun which is often translated as "la lengüeta". "Curtains" is a form of "curtains", a plural noun which is often translated as "el final". Learn more about the difference between "tabs" and "curtains" below.
tab(
tahb
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la lengüeta (F) (flap)
(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).
The overalls are fastened with Velcro tabs.El overol se cierra con lengüetas de velcro.
b. la ceja (F) (on index card)
(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'll need a set of index cards with A-Z tabs.Necesitará un paquete de fichas con cejas alfabéticas.
c. la etiqueta (F) (label)
(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).
I could tell from the tab on the pocket that they were designer jeans.Vi por la etiqueta del bolsillo que eran vaqueros de marca exclusiva.
2. (computing)
a. la pestaña (F) (in a web browser)
(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).
I think my browser crashed because I had too many tabs open.Creo que mi navegador se bloqueó porque tenía demasiadas pestañas abiertas.
b. el tabulador (M) (in word processing)
(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).
She taught me how to set and move tabs in a document.Me enseñó a definir y mover tabuladores en un documento.
3. (colloquial) (bill) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
4. (on a can)
5. (colloquial) (drugs)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la pastilla (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).
We dropped a few tabs of E at the club.Tomamos unas pastillas de éxtasis en el club.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (printing)
a. tabular
Use hanging indents to tab the data so the formatting isn't lost in conversion.Utilice sangrías francesas para tabular los datos de modo que el formato no se pierda en la conversión.
a. señalar
Rod had already been tabbed for greatness while he was at college.Rod ya había sido señalado como alguien con un gran futuro cuando estaba en la universidad.
curtains(
kuhr
-
tihnz
)curtain
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la cortina (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).
We bought new curtains to match the new sofa.Compramos cortinas nuevas para hacer juego con el nuevo sofá.
3. (theater)
4. (weather)
a. la cortina (F) (rain)
(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).
She felt very tense driving through the curtain of rain that had fallen so suddenly.Se sentía muy tensa conduciendo por la cortina de lluvia que había caído tan de súbito.
b. el manto (M) (fog, mist)
(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 curtain of fog descended over the mountains.Un manto de niebla cayó sobre las montañas.
5. (figurative) (barrier)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el velo (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).
There is a curtain of secrecy surrounding how Susan got her job.Hay un velo de secreto que rodea la cuestión de cómo Susan consiguió el trabajo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. poner cortinas en
The hospital curtained the waiting room.El hospital puso cortinas en la sala de espera.
