rent(
rehnt
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to lease)
William rented a small apartment near the city center.William alquiló un pequeño apartamento cerca del centro de la ciudad.
b. arrendar
He rented a car while on vacation in Medellin.Arrendó un coche mientras estaba de vacaciones en Medellín.
c. rentar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
How much do you rent your house for?¿En cuánto rentas tu casa?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. alquilarse
Cottages around here rent for some $500 a week.Las casas de campo se alquilan por aquí a unos $500 dólares por semana.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el alquiler (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).
He pays a rent of $4,000 a month for his apartment.Paga un alquiler de $4,000 al mes por el apartamento.
c. el arriendo (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).
My rent went up 25% this year.Mi arriendo subió 25 % este año.
5. (literary) (tear)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. la desgarradura (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).
There was a small rent in the curtains.Había una pequeña desgarradura en las cortinas.
b. el desgarrón (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).
His theories open up a huge rent in the fabric of reality as we know it.Sus teorías abren un enorme desgarrón en el tejido de la realidad tal y como la conocemos.
c. la rasgadura (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).
This could be a boon for mankind, or it could open a rent in the space-time continuum.Esto podría ser una bendición para la humanidad o podría abrir una rasgadura en el continuo espacio-tiempo.
d. el rasgón (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 forced relocation of indigenous children left a rent in the fabric of their lives.La reubicación forzada de los niños indígenas dejó un rasgón en el tejido de sus vidas.
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