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"Ventilator" is a noun which is often translated as "el ventilador", and "pan" is a noun which is often translated as "la sartén". Learn more about the difference between "ventilator" and "pan" below.
ventilator(
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (opening)
a. el ventilador (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).
Could we open the ventilator? It's a little warm in here.¿Podríamos abrir el ventilador? Hace un poquito de calor aquí.
2. (medicine)
a. el respirador (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 doctors in the ICU hooked the patient up to a ventilator.Los doctores de la UCI conectaron al paciente a un respirador.
b. el ventilador (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).
Octavio needs to be on a ventilator because he has emphysema.Octavio tiene que estar conectado a un ventilador porque tiene enfisema.
a. el ventilador (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 firemen brought a ventilator from the truck to get the remaining smoke out of the house.Los bomberos trajeron un ventilador del camión para sacar de la casa el humo que quedaba.
pan(
pahn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la sartén (F) (for frying)
(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).
Put olive oil in the pan and fry the onions for five minutes.Pon aceite de oliva en la sartén y cocina las cebollas por cinco minutos.
b. la olla (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).
When the water in the pan starts to boil, add the potatoes and the carrots.Cuando el agua en la olla comience a hervir, añade las papas y las zanahorias.
c. la cacerola (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).
Put the lid on the pan and let the sauce simmer on low fire for 30 minutes.Tapa la cacerola con la tapa y cocínala a fuego lento por 30 minutos.
2. (scale part)
a. el platillo (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 ring on the left pan weighs more than the one on the right pan.El anillo sobre el platillo izquierdo pesa más que el que está en el platillo derecho.
3. (mining)
a. la batea (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).
I looked at the pan and I spotted a tiny gold nugget among the rocks.Miré la batea y vi una diminuta pepita de oro entre las piedras.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (mining)
a. cribar
We panned the river for six hours, but we couldn't find any gold.Cribamos el río por seis horas, pero no encontramos nada de oro.
6. (colloquial) (to criticize)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. poner por los suelos (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The novel was panned by religious communities who found it insulting.Distintas comunidades religiosas se sintieron ofendidas y pusieron la novela por los suelos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. hacer una panorámica
Turn on the camera and pan slowly from left to right.Prende la cámara y haz lentamente una panorámica de izquierda a derecha.
b. tomar una vista panorámica
We will use this camera for zooming in and out, not for panning.Vamos a utilizar esta cámara para hacer zoom, no para tomar una vista panorámica.
