Hojas (en. Leaves)

/'o.xas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Plant structures that have the function of performing photosynthesis.

The leaves of the trees turn yellow in autumn.

Las hojas de los árboles se vuelven amarillas en otoño.

Pages of a book or document.

I turned the pages of the book searching for a reference.

Pasé las hojas del libro buscando una referencia.

Thin material like paper.

I wrote my notes on some sheets of paper.

Escribí mis notas en unas hojas de papel.

From Latin 'folia', which means 'leaves' or 'folios'.

there are no leaves without trees

It means that you cannot have something without what originates it.

no hay hojas sin árboles

to turn off the leaves

It's said when referring to deleting or eliminating something that is in a document.

apagar las hojas

to change leaves

It refers to changing appearance or situation.

cambiar de hojas

foliage

Set of leaves of a plant.

follaje

botany

Science that studies plants.

botánica

photosynthesis

Process by which plants convert light into energy.

photosíntesis

resume

I bring my resume to the job interview.

Llevo mi hoja de vida a la entrevista de trabajo.

loose leaf

I don't have a notebook, I only have loose sheets.

No tengo un cuaderno, solo tengo hojas sueltas.

to take out sheets

I need to take out sheets at work to organize my ideas.

Tengo que sacar hojas en el trabajo para organizar mis ideas.