dentro

/ˈdentɾo/, [ˈd̪ẽn̪.t̪ɾo]

inside, within


Adverb dentro

  1. inside (for space)
    Dentro de la caja
    Inside the box
  2. indoors
  3. within, in (for time)
    dentro de cinco minutos
    within five minutes

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


Examples
  • Alguien está dentro de la casa.

    Somebody's inside the house.

  • Después del perro, el libro es el mejor amigo del hombre. Dentro de un perro está demasiado oscuro para leer.

    Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

  • Se va al extranjero dentro de 6 meses.

    She's leaving the country in six months.

  • Puedo ver a una mujer y a dos perros dentro del auto.

    I can see a lady and two dogs in the car.

  • Es más cómodo aquí dentro.

    It's more comfortable here inside.

  • Empezaremos dentro de poco.

    We'll begin shortly.

  • Es casi tan absurdo como construir un reactor nuclear dentro de un castillo.

    It's almost as absurd as building a nuclear reactor inside a castle.

  • Debo volver a casa dentro de una semana.

    I must return home within a week.

  • ¿Está él cerca del coche? No, él está dentro del coche.

    "Is he by the car?" "No, he is in the car."

  • Hay un tipo ahí dentro con un arma. Necesito refuerzos.

    There's a guy in there with a gun. I need backup.

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