| Spanish > English | |
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| caber | |
| 1. v. to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains)) | |
| Quise tomar prestados los pantalones de mi hermana pequeña, pero no me cabían. - I wanted to borrow my little sister's trousers, but they didn't fit me. | |
| 2. v. to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.) | |
| 3. v. to be held or contained (to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains)) | |
| 4. v. to have, hold, should be (in certain phrases) | |
| No os quepa duda... - Make no mistake about it... | |
| Cabe señalar que... - It should be noted that... | |
| No cabe comparación entre las dos cosas. - The two things aren't comparable. | |
| 5. v. to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc. | |
| 6. v. to be possible | |
| Cabe eso. - There is room for it. | |
| Spanish > Spanish | |
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| caber | |
| 1. vi. Poder estar o ser contenido dentro de algo. |  |
| 2. vi. Tener espacio. | |
| 3. vi. Ser propio de una persona o posición. | |
| 4. vi. Ser admisible o posible. | |
| 5. vi. Participar o hacerse presente. | |
| Uso: anticuado | |
| 6. vt. Tener capacidad o espacio. | |
| 7. vt. Dar entrada o admisión. | |
| 8. vt. Entender. | |
