tapa

/ˈtapa/, [ˈt̪a.pa]

lid, top

Examples

Odio cuando el pelo tapa el drenaje.

I hate it when hair clogs the drain.

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No puedo quitar la tapa.

I cannot get the lid off.

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No se puede juzgar un libro por la tapa.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

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Una tapa de jamón, por favor, y una caña.

A small portion of ham, please, and a draught beer.

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Había algunas manchas de tinta en la tapa de ese libro.

There were some ink stains on the cover of that book.

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A Mary no le gusta cuando Tom deja la tapa del retrete abierta.

Mary doesn't like it when Tom leaves the toilet seat up.

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La enorme montaña que hay cerca a nuestro poblado nos tapa el sol casi todo el día.

This huge mountain near our village blocks the sun most of the day.

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Ayúdame a quitar esta tapa, por favor.

Please help me take this lid off.

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Me topé con un libro de tapa roja y resolví tomarlo prestado.

I found a book with a red cover and decided to borrow it.

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La botella de perfume tiene una tapa azul.

The perfume bottle has a blue cap.

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¿Dónde está la tapa de la sartén?

Where's the pan lid?

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Caballeros, ¡suban la tapa! A las damas también les gusta sentarse en seco.

Gentlemen, lift the toilet seat! Ladies also like to sit dry.

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¡Hagas lo que hagas, no dejes la tapa del retrete abierta!

Whatever you do don't leave the lid up on the toilet!

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Esta tapa está demasiado apretada para que yo pueda abrirla.

This lid is too tight for me to open.

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Tom quitó la tapa de la caja.

Tom removed the lid from the box.

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No tenemos tapa para una caja tan grande.

We haven't any lid for a box that big.

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La tapa está cerrada.

The lid is closed.

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La tapa no encaja bien.

The cover doesn't fit well.

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Esta tapa está tan apretada que no puedo abrirla.

This lid is so tight I can't open it.

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Ayúdeme a sacar esta tapa, por favor.

Please help me take this lid off.

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