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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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