cuenta

account

noun KWEN-tah Common

Also means

bill

Usage Note

Cuenta is highly polysemous: a bank account (cuenta bancaria), a restaurant bill (la cuenta, por favor), a bead on a necklace, and an arithmetical calculation. The phrase darse cuenta de means 'to realize' (me di cuenta de que era tarde). It is also the third-person singular present of contar (to count/tell), so context is essential.

Examples

"¿Me trae la cuenta, por favor?"

Natural Translation

Could you bring me the bill, please?

Literal Translation

To-me bring the bill please?

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