cita

appointment

noun SEE-tah Less Common

Also means

quote

Usage Note

Cita has two distinct everyday senses: a scheduled meeting or appointment (tengo una cita médica, I have a medical appointment) and a quotation from a text or person (una cita de Cervantes, a quote from Cervantes). It also means a date in the romantic sense (una cita romántica). Context is almost always enough to distinguish them.

Examples

"Tengo una cita con el médico mañana."

Natural Translation

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow.

Literal Translation

I-have a appointment with the doctor tomorrow

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