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"Tidy" is an adjective which is often translated as "ordenado", and "neat" is an adjective which is also often translated as "ordenado". Learn more about the difference between "tidy" and "neat" below.
tidy(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (ordered)
2. (systematic)
a. metódico
Researchers need to have a tidy way of working.Los investigadores necesitan ser metódicos al trabajar.
3. (large)
a. considerable
They are paying us a tidy amount of money.Nos están pagando una cantidad considerable de dinero.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el organizador (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).
I bought a tidy for your cutlery, mom.Te compré un organizador para los cubiertos, mamá.
a. el antimacasar (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).
Tidies are not so common nowadays.Los antimacasares no son tan comunes hoy en día.
neat(
nit
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (tidy)
a. ordenado
If you want to go to the movies, I want to see your room neat.Si quieres ir al cine, quiero ver tu habitación ordenada.
b. bien cuidado
The gardener keeps our garden very neat.El jardinero mantiene nuestro jardín bien cuidado.
d. aseado
I want the house to be nice and neat for our guests.Quiero que la casa esté bien aseada para nuestros invitados.
f. prolijo (Argentina) (Paraguay) (Uruguay)
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Paraguay
Regionalism used in Uruguay
Beto looks so nice with his hair all neat.Beto se van tan lindo con su cabello todo prolijo.
a. genial
That's a neat phone you have. Where did you get it?Ese teléfono que tienes está genial. ¿Dónde lo compraste?
b. fantástico
Your outfit is really neat. I like it a lot.Tu atuendo está fantástico. Me gusta mucho.
c. chévere (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I just heard a neat new song.Acabo de escuchar una nueva canción chévere.
d. padre (colloquial) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
What a neat pick-up!¡Qué padre está tu camioneta!
e. encachado (colloquial) (Bolivia) (Chile)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Chile
The view from here is really neat.La vista desde aquí está muy encachada.
3. (straight)
4. (clever)
a. ingenioso
Your design for the new system is really neat.Tu diseño para el sistema nuevo es muy ingenioso.
5. (compact)
