seat
seat(
sit
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(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).
Please take a seat.Por favor, tome asiento.
There are no seats left in first class.No hay asientos libres en primera clase.
c. la butaca (F) (in a theater or cinema)
(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).
The seats in the cinema are numbered.Las butacas del cine están numeradas.
d. el sillín (M) (on a bicycle)
(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 seat of my bike is very hard.El sillín de mi bicicleta es muy duro.
a. el asiento (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).
There is a split on the chair's seat.Hay una raja en el asiento de la silla.
3. (ticket)
a. la entrada (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).
I reserved two seats for the movie.Reservé dos entradas para la película.
4. (base)
b. la residencia (F) (of a family)
(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 town has been the seat of my family for over a hundred years.Esta ciudad ha sido la residencia de mi familia durante cien años.
5. (buttocks)
a. el trasero (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).
Get your seat here now!¡Mueve tu trasero aquí ya mismo!
6. (politics)
a. el escaño (M) (legislative body)
(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 party lost three seats.Mi partido perdió tres escaños.
b. el curul (M) (legislative body) (Colombia)
(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).
Regionalism used in Colombia
The coalition got 50 seats.La coalición obtuvo 50 curules.
c. la circunscripción electoral (F) (constituency)
(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).
Canada is divided into 301 seats.Canadá se divide en 301 circunscripciones electorales.
a. los fondillos (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).
She had a big hole in the seat of her trousers.Tenía un agujero muy grande en los fondillos de los pantalones.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I lost my seat and ended up on the ground.Me caí del caballo y acabé en el suelo.
She had a very bad seat on a horse.Montaba muy mal a caballo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Please be seated.Siéntense, por favor.
There was a problem with the wedding seating plan, and it took ages for us to be seated.Había un problema con la distribución de los invitados en la boda, y tardaron mucho en sentarnos.
10. (to hold)
a. tener cabida para
This room can seat up to 45 people.Esta habitación tiene cabida para 45 personas.
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