this in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for this in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.this <pl these> [Am ðɪs, Brit ðɪs] PRON The Real Academia Española recommends the unaccented forms in all cases of the demonstrative pronoun, which previously took an accent

1. this:

this

este / esta

this

éste / ésta

this neuter

esto

this plural

estos / estas

this plural

éstos / éstas

this is the dining room and this is the kitchen

este es el comedor y esta es la cocina

what is this?

¿qué es esto?

is this what you want?

¿esto es lo que quieres?

this is mine and that is yours

esto es mío y eso es tuyo

this is John's father (on photo)

este es el padre de John

this is John's father (introducing)

te presento al padre de John

is this where you work?

¿aquí es donde trabajas?

this is Jack Smith (speaking) (on telephone)

habla Jack Smith

this is Jack Smith (speaking) (on telephone)

soy Jack Smith

how much sugar? is this enough?

¿cuánto azúcar? ¿así está bien?

can't it go any faster than this?

¿no puede ir más rápido?

what's all this I hear about you getting married?

¿qué es eso de que te casas?

but this is Tuesday

pero es que hoy es or estamos a martes

before this she had never known poverty

hasta entonces no había sabido lo que era ser pobre

2. this in phrases:

at this, at this, he flew into a rage

al oír (or ver etc.) esto, se puso furioso

with this, with this, she left

habiendo dicho (or hecho etc.) esto, se fue

this is it this is it: the big moment has arrived!

bueno, llegó la hora

this is it, they just don't understand

ahí está or eso es lo que pasa, que simplemente no entienden

this and that what have you been up to lately? — oh, this and that

¿qué has hecho últimamente? — nada en particular

we talked about this, that and the other

hablamos de todo un poco

II.this <pl these> [Am ðɪs, Brit ðɪs] ADJ

1. this:

this

este / esta

this pl

estos / estas

look at this tree/house

mira este árbol/esta casa

whose are these books/coins?

¿de quién son estos libros/estas monedas?

I like this one best

esta es la que/este es el que me gusta más

I like these yellow ones

me gustan estos amarillos/estas amarillas

I'll do it this lunchtime

lo haré al mediodía

this time last week

a esta hora la semana pasada

this time next year

el año que viene por estas fechas

2. this (in narration) inf:

suddenly these three guys came up to me and …

de repente se me acercan tres tipos y … inf

in one corner there was this huge sofa

en un rincón había un sofá enorme

III.this [Am ðɪs, Brit ðɪs] ADV

my desk is this big

mi escritorio es así de grande

she's this much taller than him

le lleva un tanto así

I never thought it would be this expensive

nunca pensé que fuera a ser tan caro

this much is certain

esto es seguro

having come this far, we may as well go on

ya que hemos venido hasta aquí, mejor seguimos

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this is dullsville! (place)

¡qué lugar más muerto!

this is dullsville! (place)

¡vaya muermo de sitio! Spain inf

this is dullsville! (condition)

¡qué aburrimiento!

this is dullsville! (condition)

¡qué aburrición! Col Mex

this is dullsville! (condition)

¡esto es un opio! RioPl inf

at this juncture

en este momento

at this juncture

en esta coyuntura

this wonderful woodsy smell

este maravilloso olor a bosque

this requires clarification

esto requiere una aclaración

this requires clarification

esto hay que aclararlo

I'd like some further clarification on this point

quisiera que se me aclarara este punto

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esta acción magnicida

this assassination

aquende

on this side of

detesto esta ciudad/este clima

I hate o detest o loathe this city/this climate

detesto esta ciudad/este clima

I can't stand this city/this climate

este está medio cachuzo

this one's almost had it inf

este está medio cachuzo

this one's pretty battered

la inobservancia de esta regla

nonobservance of this rule

la inobservancia de esta regla

failure to observe this rule

this in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for this in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.this [ðɪs] these these ADJ det

this

este, -a

this car

este coche

this house

esta casa

this one

éste, -a

this day

hoy

this morning/evening

esta mañana/tarde

this time

esta vez

this time last month

hoy hace un mes

these days

hoy en día

II.this [ðɪs] these these PRON dem

this

éste m

this

ésta f

this

esto neuter

what is this?

¿esto qué es?

who is this?

¿éste/ésta quién es?

this and that

esto y aquello

this is Ana (speaking) (on the phone)

soy Ana

III.this [ðɪs] these these ADV

this

así

this late

tan tarde

this much

tanto

this big

así de grande

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at this juncture

en este momento

in this wise

de esta manera

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esto es una paradoja

this is absurd

esto es una sosería

this is boring

¡esto es canela fina! fig

this is exquisite!

este cuadro es una preciosidad

this picture is very valuable

este cuadro es una preciosidad fig

this picture is delightful

esta chica es una preciosidad

this girl is lovely

este (-a)

this

este perro es mío

this dog is mine

esta casa es nuestra

this house is ours

en este/ese sentido

in this/that respect

en este/ese sentido (significado)

in this/that sense

eso redunda en beneficio nuestro

this works in our interest

eso redundará en perjuicio vuestro

this will work against you

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this drink has a kick in it

esta bebida es fuerte

that I should live to see this!

¡que tenga que vivir para ver algo así!

this monotony is sending me to sleep

esta monotonía me duerme

this will not tarnish the reputation of this institution

este hecho no empañará el historial de esta institución

it's been a good harvest this year

este año hay mucho pan

this wardrobe takes up too much space

este armario ocupa demasiado espacio

this child is a picture of health

este niño está hecho un rollo de manteca

this door doesn't fit into this frame

esta puerta no encaja con este marco

this work takes a lot of time

este trabajo lleva mucho tiempo

this isn't the best place for this monument

este monumento no está bien emplazado aquí

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This may also free up short supplies of summer time water for other beneficial uses.

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Instead of a real culture where songs actually mean something, we have this junk culture of entertainment working on the principle of planned obsolescence.

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My clients will never have to worry about this new captcha-reading software.

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Who can then be allowed to unveil the truth behind this paradisiacal scenario?

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Normally, this feedback loop is kept in check by the body.

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This represents a population growth rate of 1.9%.

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This ruling held that tetanus vaccine caused a particular case of optic neuritis even though no scientific evidence supported the petitioner's claim.

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To this day these communal garden squares continue to provide the area with much of its attraction for the wealthiest householders.

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This BBS was so heavily trafficked, that a major long distance company began blocking all calls to its number (516-935-2481).

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For example, if one claims or implies with their speech act that it is raining outside, a good reason for claiming this is that one saw it out the window.

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