Feminine nouns that begin with a stressed "a-" or "ha-" sound in Spanish use the definite article "el" in the singular.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (anatomy)
a. wing (of a bird, bat or insect)Me encontr茅 un p谩jaro con un ala rota.I found a bird with a broken wing.
2. (aviation)
a. wing La ventanilla de mi asiento daba a las alas del avi贸n.The window beside my seat looked out over the wings of the airplane.
3. (section of building)
a. wing El incendio empez贸 en el ala norte del edificio.The fire started in the north wing of the building.
4. (sports)
a. wing (area)P茅rez se situ贸 en el ala izquierda.P茅rez positioned himself on the left wing.
5. (military)
a. flank El ej茅rcito plane贸 un ataque por el ala izquierda.The army planned an attack on the left flank.
b. wing El enemigo atac贸 por el ala derecha.The enemy attacked on the right wing.
6. (faction)
a. wing El ala izquierda del partido quer铆a convocar elecciones.The left wing of the party wanted to hold elections.
7. (part of hat)
a. brim Juan se toc贸 el ala del sombrero.Juan touched the brim of his hat.
8. (part of roof)
a. eaves El ave construy贸 un nido bajo el ala del tejado.The bird built a nest under the eaves of the roof.
9. (part of a table)
a. leaf Compr茅 una mesa extensible con dos alas laterales.I bought an extending table with two side leaves.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
10. (player)
a. winger El ala derecha del equipo se lesion贸 la rodilla.The team's right winger injured her knee.
b. wing Las alas jugaron demasiado tiempo en el centro del campo.The wings spent too much time playing in midfield.
alaA noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (de ave, avi贸n)
a. wingcortar las alas a alguiento clip somebody's wings
3. (parte lateral; de tejado)
7. (de edificio, partido)
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ala
1 [de insecto, pájaro] wing de cuatro alas four-winged; de alas azules blue-winged
2 [de avión] wing con alas en delta delta-winged; con alas en flecha swept-wing
ala delta hang glider
3 (Política) wing el ala izquierda del partido the left wing of the party
6 (parte sobresaliente) [de sombrero] brim; [de corazón] auricle; [del techo] eaves plural
; (p) [de mesa] leaf; flap 7 (Dep) (banda) wingala derecha outside-right
ala izquierda outside-left
8 ahuecar el ala to beat it (familiar) andar con el ala caída
arrastrar el ala (cortejar) to be courting; (estar deprimido) to be depressed tener bajo el ala
se le cayeron las alas del corazón his heart sank
cortar las alas a algn to clip sb's wings
dar alas a algn to encourage sb
del ala (España) los 100 euros del ala a cool 100 euros (familiar)
ser como ala de mosca to be paper thin; be transparent
quedar tocado de ala to be a lame duck
tomar alas to get cheeky (familiar)
volar con las propias alas to stand on one's own two feet
(Dep) winger medio ala half-back; wing-half
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