usa

/ˈusa/, [ˈu.sa]

use, used, uses

Examples

Ella siempre usa pilchas pasadas de moda.

She always wears clothes which are out of fashion.

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El ajo se usa para mejorar el sabor de las comidas.

Garlic is used to improve the taste of food.

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El hidróxido de sodio se usa en la fabricación de jabones.

Sodium hydroxide is used in making soaps.

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El muchacho usa anteojos.

The boy is wearing glasses.

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Mi hermano usa esta bicicleta.

My brother uses this bike.

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Él usa lentes.

He wears glasses.

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En portugués, el artículo se usa en unos casos y se omite en otros.

In Portuguese, the article is used in some cases and omitted in others.

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Este agente químico se usa para blanquear papel.

This chemical agent is used to make paper white.

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Perdone, ¿le importaría enseñarme cómo se usa la lavadora?

Excuse me, would you show me how to use the washing machine?

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En la Rusia soviética, ¡el ordenador usa al usuario!

In Soviet Russia, the computer uses the user!

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Tenemos que distinguir lo que una oración podría significar, de lo que realmente significa cuando la usa un locutor en particular, en una ocasión particular.

We need to distinguish what a sentence could mean from what it actually does mean when used by one particular speaker on one particular occasion.

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María usa gotas para los ojos para sus ojos secos.

Mary uses eyedrops for her dry eyes.

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Ese sastre usa siempre muy buenos géneros.

That tailor always uses very good material.

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¡Usa la cabeza!

Use your head!

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Se dice que el hombre se distingue de los otros animales en que el primero usa el lenguaje.

It is said that man is different from other animals in that man uses language.

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Quiero usar el mismo tipo de ropa que usa Tom.

I want to wear the same kind of clothes that Tom wears.

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El hombre es el único animal que usa el fuego.

Man is the only animal that uses fire.

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Ella es tan tacaña que usa la misma bolsita de té tres veces antes de tirarla.

She's so cheap that she uses tea bags three times before she throws them away.

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Mucha gente usa los cajeros automáticos para sacar dinero.

Many people use cash machines to withdraw money.

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Soy el Monstruo del Espagueti Volante. No adorarás a otros monstruos antes que a Mí. (Después está bien, sólo usa protección). ¡El único monstruo que merece ir con mayúscula soy Yo! Los otros monstruos son monstruos falsos, que no merecen ir con mayúscula.

I am the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Thou shalt have no other monsters before Me. (Afterwards is OK; just use protection.) The only Monster who deserves capitalization is Me! Other monsters are false monsters, undeserving of capitalization.

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