No. 8,803 in Spanish
sábana
Sheet (for a bed).
In a sentence
La sábana en la cama es de color blanco.
The sheet on the bed is white.
In this sentence, 'sábana' refers to a bed sheet used as bedding.
En la sabana africana, los animales viven en libertad.
In the African savanna, the animals live freely.
Here, 'sabana' (without an accent) refers to a type of grassy, open plain found in tropical and subtropical regions.
Perdí la sábana donde anoté las ideas para el proyecto.
I lost the sheet of paper where I wrote down the ideas for the project.
In this context, 'sábana' metaphorically or colloquially refers to a large piece of paper or a document.
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