éste

/ˈeste/, [ˈes.t̪e]

this, this one


Examples
  • Éste es mi abrigo, y aquél es de mi padre.

    This is my coat, and that is my father's.

  • Éste es el salón.

    It is a lounge.

  • Si un entrenador está en un sofá que está sobre un carruaje y este último tiene un conductor, todo va bien. Si un carruaje está en un sofá y éste sobre un entrenador, pero el conductor conduce al primero, entonces el sofá está roto y el entrenador está muerto.

    If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach and the latter has a driver, then all is fine. If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach, but the driver drives the former, then the couch is crushed and the coach is dead.

  • Éste es el mejor restaurante que conozco.

    This is the best restaurant that I know.

  • ¿Éste es tu hijo, Betty?

    Is this your son, Betty?

  • Éste es el avestruz más bello que jamás he visto.

    This is the most beautiful ostrich I've ever seen.

  • Éste es el libro de Tony.

    This is Tony's book.

  • El único que tenemos es éste aquí.

    The only one we have is this one here.

  • Me gusta éste.

    I like this one.

  • ¿Por qué me ha dado sólo una hamburguesa? ¿No es éste un menú completo de hamburguesa, patatas fritas y bebida?

    How come you only gave me a hamburger? Isn't this a meal set of a hamburger, French fries and a drink?

  • El cocodrilo atrapó a un ñu mientras éste intentaba cruzar el río.

    The crocodile trapped a gnu as it tried to cross the river.

  • Es difícil deshacerse de un mal hábito, cuando éste ya ha arraigado.

    A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.

  • Éste libro es rojo.

    This book is red.

  • Éste es un compartimento para no fumadores.

    This is a non-smoking compartment.

  • Cualquier hombre capaz de conducir con prudencia mientras besa a una chica guapa simplemente no está prestando tanta atención al beso como éste merece.

    Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.

  • Éste es el mismo libro que querías.

    This is the very book you wanted.

  • Éste es el pescado que asó mi madre.

    This is the fish my mother grilled.

  • Éste es un mapa de la ciudad de Osaka.

    This is a map of the city of Osaka.

  • ¿Cuál es mejor, éste o ése?

    Which is better, this or that?

  • Prefiero aquel vestido a éste.

    I prefer that dress to this one.


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