aquél

that, that one


Pronoun aquél m (demonstrative, feminine aquélla, neuter aquello, masculine plural aquéllos, feminine plural aquéllas)

  1. (demonstrative) that one (far from speaker and listener)
  2. (demonstrative) the former
  3. (demonstrative) anyone/anything

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Las habitaciones de este hotel no están tan limpias como las de aquél.

    The rooms in this hotel are not as clean as the rooms in that hotel.

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

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

  • ¿Qué tipo de perro es aquél?

    What kind of dog is that?

  • Aquél fue un día horrible.

    That was an awful day.

  • La palabra "esperanto" significa "aquél que espera". Este fue el sobrenombre del creador de la lengua internacional.

    The word "esperanto" means "one who hopes". It was the pseudonym of the creator of the international language.

  • Prefiero este libro a aquél.

    I prefer this book to that one.

  • Un ignorante es aquél que no sabe aquello que acabas de descubrir.

    An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.

  • Ha habido muchos genocidios en la historia, pero el más famoso (o infame) es aquél perpetrado por los Nazis.

    There have been many genocides in history, but the most famous (or infamous) is that perpetrated by the Nazis.

  • Este coche es más grande que aquél.

    This car is bigger than that one.

  • Este libro no es tan grande como aquél.

    This book is not as large that one.

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