reel(
ril
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (spool)
a. el carrete (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).
Virginia put the reels on her vintage tape recorder and listened to some jazz from the forties.Virginia colocó los carretes en la grabadora antigua y escuchó un poco de jazz de los años cuarenta.
b. la bobina (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).
Jane used a whole reel of thread while making the wedding dress.Jane usó una bobina entera de hilo al hacer el vestido de novia.
2. (fishing)
a. el carrete (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 could feel a fish tugging on the line, so he wound the reel to see what he'd caught.Sintió que un pez tiraba de la línea, así que enrolló el carrete para ver qué había pescado.
3. (film)
a. el rollo (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 movie is so long that they have to switch reels half way through when showing it.La película es tan larga que tienen que cambiar de rollo a la mitad de la proyección.
b. el carrete (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).
I shot 15 reels of film on my trip.Tomé 15 carretes de película en el viaje.
4. (dance)
a. la danza escocesa (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).
Aileen danced a reel with a young man in Edinburgh.Aileen bailó una danza escocesa con un joven en Edimburgo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (to stagger)
a. tambalearse
After drinking a lot, he left the bar reeling.Después de beber muchísimo, se fue del bar tambaleándose.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Matt is still reeling from his car accident this morning.Matt todavía no se ha repuesto de su accidente de auto de esta mañana.
The country was reeling from the assasination when Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald.El país aún sufría el impacto del asesinato cuando Jack Ruby le disparó a Lee Harvey Oswald.
7. (to spin)
a. dar vueltas
I can't believe a slimeball like him won. My head is reeling.No me puedo creer que un canalla como él haya ganado. Me da vueltas la cabeza.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate reeled using machine translators
Conjugations
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of reel in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
