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tapa

/ˈtapa/, [ˈt̪a.pa]

lid, top

Noun tapa f (plural tapas)

  1. lid, cap (the top or cover of a container)
  2. the bottom of a shoe's heel
  3. cover (the front and back of a book)
    de tapa blanda
    softcover
    de tapa dura
    hardcover
  4. sluicegate
  5. flank (a cut of meat from the flank of a cow)
  6. tapa, appetizer (small portion of food)

Verb tapa

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of tapar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of tapar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of tapar.

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

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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