villa
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noun
- small town
- villa
- settlement with a minimum of five thousand inhabitants (bigger than a town but smaller than a city) that has asked for the title officially…
Forms
noun
| singular | villa |
|---|---|
| plural | villas |
Used in the library
- La villa de la colina compra fruta y nunca regatea.The villa on the hill buys fruit and never haggles.B1Otra vez, por favor (19) — Once more, please (19) (B1)
- Un ejecutivo compró la villa y no ha venido nunca.An executive bought the villa and has never come.B1Otra vez, por favor (6) — Once more, please (6) (B1)
- La villa de arriba está vacía desde que la compró un médico.The villa up above has been empty since a doctor bought it.B1Otra vez, por favor (5) — Once more, please (5) (B1)
- "Y desque vimos tantas ciudades y villas pobladas en el agua, y en tierra firme otras grandes poblazones, y aquella calzada tan derecha y por nivel cómo iba a México, nos quedamos admirados…""And when we saw so many cities and towns settled on the water, and on dry land other great settlements, and that causeway so straight and level as it went to Mexico, we were left amazed…"C1Bernal Díaz y la Conquista — Bernal Díaz and the Conquest