alas [əˈlæs]
alas(
uh
-
lahs
)An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!).
1. (used to express sorrow or disappointment)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
2. (unfortunately)
a. desgraciadamente
I would love to come to the wedding but, alas, I will not be able to attend.Me gustaría ir a la boda, pero desgraciadamente no voy a poder asistir.
alas
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g. Wow!).
1. (general)
a. ¡ay de mí!
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
2. (general)
a. desgraciadamente
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Usage note
Feminine nouns that begin with a stressed "a-" or "ha-" sound in Spanish use the definite article "el" in the singular.
ala(
ah
-
lah
)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 encontré un pájaro 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 avión.The window beside my seat looked out over the wings of the airplane.
3. (section of building)
a. wing
El incendio empezó en el ala norte del edificio.The fire started in the north wing of the building.
4. (sports)
5. (military)
6. (faction)
a. wing
El ala izquierda del partido quería convocar elecciones.The left wing of the party wanted to hold elections.
7. (part of hat)
8. (part of roof)
a. eaves
El ave construyó 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
Compré 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).
ala
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (de ave, avión)
a. wing
cortar las alas a alguiento clip somebody's wings
2. (sports)
a.
ala deltahang glider
3. (parte lateral; de tejado)
a. eaves
4. (de sombrero)
a. brim
5. (de nariz)
a. side
6. (de mesa)
a. leaf
7. (de edificio, partido)
a. wing
8. (sports)
a. winger, wing
ala
2 [de avión] wing
con alas en delta delta-winged; con alas en flecha swept-wing
ala delta hang glider
6 (parte sobresaliente) [de sombrero] brim; [de corazón] auricle; [del techo] eaves
plural
; (p) [de mesa] leaf; flap8
ahuecar el ala to beat it (familiar)
arrastrar el ala (cortejar) to be courting; (estar deprimido) to be depressed
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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