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Arroz is the Spanish word for 'rice', a mainstay in many traditional dishes. Whether in paella in Spain or moros y cristianos in Cuba, rice is omnipresent in Hispanic cuisine, making 'arroz' a crucial term for learners.
The movie is as exciting as a pot of boiling rice.
This sentence is using a simile to compare the excitement of the movie to a pot of boiling rice. In this case, 'arroz' means 'rice'.
The director of the movie 'Rice and its Mysteries' won an award.
'Arroz' is used here as part of the title of a hypothetical movie. 'Arroz y sus Misterios' translates to 'Rice and its Mysteries'.
This is a feature-length film about rice in Spanish culture.
This sentence talks about a movie whose main theme is rice in Spanish culture, using 'arroz' which means 'rice'.
In the movie, their dinner consisted of rice and vegetables.
The sentence describes a scene in a movie where the characters' dinner is 'arroz' (rice) and vegetables.
The movie 'Rice and Beans' is a classic comedy.
This sentence refers to a hypothetical movie titled 'Arroz y Frijoles', which translates to 'Rice and Beans', a common food pairing.
Rice played a crucial role in the plot of that movie.
In this sentence, 'arroz' (rice) is depicted as a key element in the plot of a movie.
The lunch scene with rice was the most emotional in the movie.
This sentence describes a particular scene where 'arroz', or rice, is being eaten during a very emotional part of the movie.
The title of the movie is 'Rice: The Grain that Fed a Nation'.
This sentence gives an example of a movie title where 'arroz', which means 'rice', is the centerpoint of the story.
The film showed how rice is harvested.
In this sentence, the film is showing the process of harvesting 'arroz', or rice.
In that movie, rice symbolizes abundance.
This sentence explains how 'arroz', or rice, was used as a symbol in a movie. Here it represents abundance.
I eat rice every day.
In this phrase, 'Yo' means 'I', 'como' is the verb 'eat' in present tense, 'arroz' means 'rice', 'todos' translates to 'every', and 'los días' means 'days'. Hence, the phrase means 'I eat rice every day.
How much rice should I buy?
'¿Cuánto' means 'how much', 'arroz' is 'rice', 'debo' is derived from the verb 'deber' which means 'should', and 'comprar' means 'buy'. So the sentence translates to 'How much rice should I buy?'
The rice is delicious.
'El' is the definite article 'the', 'arroz' is 'rice', 'está' is a form of the verb 'estar' which means 'is', and 'delicioso' means 'delicious'. Hence, the sentence translates to 'The rice is delicious'.
Do you like chicken with rice?
In this sentence, '¿Te gusta el arroz con pollo?' means 'Do you like chicken with rice?' where '¿Te gusta?' is asking 'Do you like?', 'el arroz' is 'the rice', and 'con pollo' is 'with chicken'.
Rice is a staple food in Asia.
This phrase 'El arroz es un alimento básico en Asia' means 'Rice is a staple food in Asia' where 'el arroz' is 'rice', 'es' is 'is', 'un alimento básico' is 'a staple food', and 'en Asia' is 'in Asia'.
Rice pudding is my favorite dessert.
'Arroz con leche', which translates to 'Rice with milk' is a common dessert, usually known as 'Rice pudding' in English. 'Es mi postre favorito' means 'is my favorite dessert'.
The paella has a lot of rice.
'La paella' refers to a popular Spanish dish known as 'paella'. 'Tiene' translates to 'has', 'mucho' means 'a lot of', and 'arroz' is 'rice'. So the sentence in English is 'The paella has a lot of rice'.
White rice or brown rice, which do you prefer?
'Arroz blanco' is 'white rice' and 'arroz integral' translates to 'brown rice'. '¿cuál prefieres?' is asking 'which do you prefer?'. So the English translation of the sentence is 'White rice or brown rice, which do you prefer?'
I need to learn how to cook rice.
'Necesito' means 'I need', 'aprender a cocinar' is 'to learn to cook' and 'arroz' is 'rice'. So the sentence translates to 'I need to learn how to cook rice' in English.
I'm going to cook rice for dinner.
'Voy a cocinar' means 'I'm going to cook', 'arroz' is 'rice', and 'para la cena' means 'for dinner'. The sentence is in the near future tense.