quedar
quedar
to be left
to stay
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quedar
(
keh
-
dahr
)
intransitive verb
1.
(to be available)
a.
to be left
¿Quedan asientos para nosotros?
Are there any seats left for us?
b.
to remain
Solo queda la fachada de la casa.
Just the front of the house remains.
c.
to be left over
Quedó bastante pollo para alimentar a los perros.
There was enough chicken left over to feed to the dogs.
d.
to have left
No nos quedan huevos. Hay que comprar más.
We don't have any eggs left. We need to buy more.
e.
to have
No nos queda tiempo para ir al museo.
We don't have time to go to the museum.
2.
(to be located)
a.
to be
El restaurante queda a tres calles de aquí.
The restaurant is three streets away from here.
3.
(to arrange to see)
a.
to meet
¿Dónde quedamos?
Where shall we meet?
b.
to agree to meet
Quedamos en la puerta principal.
We agreed to meet at the front door.
c.
to arrange to meet
He quedado con mi abogado a las 10 am porque quiero pedirle consejo sobre el tema.
I've arranged to meet my lawyer at 10 am because I want to ask him for advice on the matter.
4.
(to look)
a.
to fit
(size)
La talla M aún me queda.
A medium still fits me.
b.
to suit
¿Cómo le queda el nuevo corte de pelo?
Does her new hairstyle suit her?
5.
(to wait)
a.
to stay
No me pidas que quede si no vas a volver.
Don't ask me to stay if you are not coming back.
6.
(to end up)
a.
to be
Quedamos muy tristes con la noticia de tu padre.
We were really sad to hear about your dad.
7.
(sports or competition)
a.
to come in
Me dio una punzada y quedé última en la carrera de natación.
I got a stitch and came in last in the swimming race.
b.
to finish
Quedamos terceros. Por lo menos nos llevamos una medalla.
We finished third. At least we got a medal.
8.
(to appear)
a.
to look
Si no queremos quedar como idiotas, es mejor que lo pensemos bien.
If we don't want to look stupid, we'd better think about it carefully.
quedarse
pronominal verb
9.
(to remain in a place)
a.
to stay
Nuestros primos se quedaron con nosotros durante la Navidad.
Our cousins stayed with us over Christmas.
10.
(to retain)
a.
to keep
No te puedes quedar con lo que no es tuyo.
You can't keep what is not yours.
11.
(to recall)
a.
to remember
No se me queda la lección después de haberla aprendido.
I can't remember the lesson after I learned it.
12.
(to become; used with adjectives)
a.
to go
Mi abuelo se quedó ciego cuando tenía 80 y pico años.
My granddad went blind when he was 80 something.
13.
(colloquial)
(to trick)
(Spain)
a.
to kid
No trates de quedarte conmigo. Hicimos un trato.
Don't try to kid me. We made a deal.
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quedar
Participles
Present:
quedando
Past:
quedado
Indicative of "quedar"
Present
yo
quedo
tú
quedas
él/ella/Ud.
queda
nosotros
quedamos
vosotros
quedáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
quedan
Preterite
yo
quedé
tú
quedaste
él/ella/Ud.
quedó
nosotros
quedamos
vosotros
quedasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
quedaron
Imperfect
yo
quedaba
tú
quedabas
él/ella/Ud.
quedaba
nosotros
quedábamos
vosotros
quedabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
quedaban
Conditional
yo
quedaría
tú
quedarías
él/ella/Ud.
quedaría
nosotros
quedaríamos
vosotros
quedaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.
quedarían
Future
yo
quedaré
tú
quedarás
él/ella/Ud.
quedará
nosotros
quedaremos
vosotros
quedaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
quedarán
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Phrases
quedar bien
to make a good impression
to look good on
morir o quedar viudo
to die or become a widower
quedar en
to arrange
quedar mal
to make a bad impression
to fit badly
quedar con
to arrange to meet
morir o quedar viuda
to die or become a widow
quedar apretado
to be tight
quedar constancia
no direct translation
quedar flojo
to be loose
no quedar
to be out of
quedar en pie
to still stand
to remain standing
quedar anticuado
to go out
quedar a la espera de
to look forward to
quedar a la espera de su respuesta
to look forward to hearing from you
¿Podemos quedar?
Can we meet?
quedar atrapado
to get stuck
hacer quedar mal
to make someone look bad
quedar boquiabierto
to be speechless
el opuesto de "quedar mal" es "quedar bien"
the opposite of "making a bad impression" is "making a good impression"
quedar enfrente de
to meet opposite
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