Showing results for seal. Search instead for to seal.
seal(
sil
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
(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).
It was noon, and a group of seals was sunbathing on the beach.Era mediodía, y un grupo de focas se estaba asoleando en la playa.
Seals feed mostly on fish and marine invertebrates.Las focas se alimentan principalmente de peces e invertebrados marinos.
2. (emblem)
(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).
Many years ago, it was common to send letters with a wax seal on the envelope.Hace muchos años, era común enviar cartas con un sello de cera en el sobre.
3. (closure)
a. el precinto (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 seal on the package must be air-tight to preserve the contents.El precinto del paquete debe ser hermético para preservar los contenidos.
b. la junta (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).
The sink is leaking water because one of the seals on the pipes broke.El fregadero está goteando agua porque una de las juntas de los tubos se rompió.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to secure)
a. sellar
We sealed the edges of the windows to prevent the cold air from entering.Sellamos los bordes de las ventanas para evitar que el aire frío entrara.
a. decidir
The third goal sealed the victory for the team.El tercer gol decidió la victoria para el equipo.
b. determinar
His fate was sealed when the incriminating evidence was found.Su destino fue determinado cuando se encontró la evidencia comprometedora.
c. sellar
If we seal the deal today, our boss will give us a bonus.Si sellamos el acuerdo hoy, nuestro jefe nos dará un bono.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate to seal using machine translators
Conjugations
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of seal 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.