ésta

/ˈesta/, [ˈes.t̪a]

is, this, this one

Examples

Ésta es la ciudad en la que nací.

This is the town where I was born.

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Usted puede fumar en esa habitación, pero no debe fumar en ésta.

You may smoke in that room, but you mustn't smoke in this room.

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Después de escuchar una canción en árabe durante veinte segundos esta vez (ya que si la hubiera escuchado durante diez segundos ésta sería una oración duplicada), finalmente Dima oyó una voz familiar decir "¡as-salamu alaykum!".

After listening to an Arabic song for twenty seconds this time - for if he listened for ten this would be a duplicate sentence - Dima finally heard a familiar voice say, "As-Salamu Alaykum!"

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Ésta es la moto de Tom, creo.

This is Tom's motorcycle, I think.

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Ésta es la casa que construyó Jack.

This is the house that Jack built.

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Ésta es la primera vez que escalo esta montaña. La vista es realmente increíble.

This is the first time I've climbed this mountain. The sight is really awesome.

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Si ésta es la era de la información, ¿de qué estamos tan bien informados?

If this is the information age, what are we so well-informed about?

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Como escribió la carta muy rápido, ésta tenía muchos errores.

Written too quickly, the letter had many mistakes.

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Ésta es una lista representativa, no exhaustiva, de distintos tipos de vacunas.

This is a representative, not a comprehensive, list of various types of vaccines.

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Ésta es la bandera de Japón.

This is the flag of Japan.

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¿Ésta es tu bolsa o la suya?

Is this your sack or hers?

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Ésta es la tienda donde yo trabajaba.

That is the shop where I used to work.

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Ésta es una historia interesante.

This is an interesting story.

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Ésta es una caseta que hice yo mismo.

This is a doghouse that I made myself.

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El sol es la antorcha, la lámpara del universo; si se halla en la región central es porque ésta es la mejor ubicación para iluminar los planetas.

The sun is the torch, the lamp of the universe; if it is situated in the central region it's because this is the best place to illuminate the planets.

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Ésta es la torre más alta de Japón.

This is the tallest tower in Japan.

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Ésta era su única esperanza.

This was his one and only hope.

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¿Es ésta tu canción favorita?

Is this your favorite song?

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Ésta es la mejor tinta.

This is the best ink.

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Ésta es la casa donde el poeta pasó su infancia.

This is the house in which the poet lived in his childhood.

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