| Principal Translations |
| rent⇒ vi | (lease real estate) | alquilar⇒ vi |
| | | arrendar⇒ vi |
| | | vivir en alquiler vi + loc adv |
| | Do you own your home or do you rent? |
| | ¿Tienes tu propia casa o alquilas? |
| | ¿Tienes tu propia casa o vives en alquiler? |
| rent [sth]⇒ vtr | (real estate: pay for use) | alquilar⇒ vtr |
| | | arrendar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | rentar⇒ vtr |
| | I can't afford to rent even a one-room apartment in this town. |
| | No puedo alquilar ni un apartamento de un ambiente en esta ciudad. |
| rent [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (lease real estate to) | alquilarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | | arrendarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (AmL) | rentarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | I'm renting that apartment to some students. |
| | Les alquilo ese apartamento a unos estudiantes. |
| rent [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | mainly US (hire out a vehicle to) | alquilarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | | arrendarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (AmL) | rentarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | The car rental company rented the truck to me. |
| | La compañía de alquiler de coches me alquiló el camión. |
| rent [sth] vtr | mainly US (hire: [sth] for use) | alquilar⇒ vtr |
| | | arrendar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | rentar⇒ vtr |
| | I rented a truck for the day. |
| | He alquilado un camión para el día de hoy. |
| rent n | (lease payment) | alquiler nm |
| | | arriendo, arrendamiento nm |
| | | renta nf |
| | Have you paid the rent for this month? |
| | ¿Has pagado el alquiler de este mes? |
| | ¿Has pagado la renta de este mes? |
| rent n | (fabric: tear, hole) | agujero nm |
| | | rasgadura nf |
| | Rain had got in through a rent in the tarpaulin. |
| | La lluvia había entrado por un agujero en la lona. |
| rent n | figurative (relationship, etc.: division) | rompimiento nm |
| | (formal) | escisión nf |
| | The affair caused an irreparable rent in their marriage. |
| | La aventura causó un rompimiento irreparable en el matrimonio. |
Compound Forms:
rent | renting |
| available for rent adj | (can be hired) | disponible para alquilar loc adj |
| | | disponible para el arrendamiento loc adj |
| | After the refurbishements, the house was available for rent. |
| | Luego de la renovación, la casa ya estaba lista para ponerse en alquiler. |
| available for rent adj | US (property: can be leased) | en alquiler loc adj |
| | | disponible para alquilar loc adj |
| | We currently have a number of properties available for rent. |
| | Tenemos muchas propiedades en alquiler en este momento. |
| back rent n | (law: money owed to landlord) | alquiler atrasado nm + adj |
| economic rent | (economics) (economía) | renta económica nf + adj |
| for rent adj | (available for hire) | en alquiler, para alquiler loc adj |
| | Many hotels and guesthouses now offer bicycles for rent at an hourly or daily rate. |
| | Muchos hoteles y hospedajes ofrecen bicicletas en alquiler por hora o por día. |
| ground rent n | (long term rent) (de terreno) | alquiler nm |
| | | renta nf |
| low-rent n as adj | (cheap to rent) | barato/a adj |
| | | módico/a adj |
| | | accesible adj mf |
| low-rent n as adj | (of inferior quality) | de segunda loc adj |
| | | de segunda categoría loc adj |
| put [sth] up for rent v expr | (make available to lease, hire) | poner en alquiler vtr + loc adv |
| | I don't know whether to sell my house or put it up for rent. |
rack-rent,
rack rent n | (high rent) | renta de importe excesivo loc nom f |
| rent arrears npl | (tenant: debt owed to property owner) | atraso en el pago del alquiler grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Perdió el trabajo y ya lleva tres meses de atraso en el pago del alquiler. |
| rent boy n | UK, slang (young male sex worker) (coloquial) | chico de alquiler loc nom m |
| | (voz francesa) | gigolo nm |
| | | prostituto nm |
| rent collector n | (law: [sb/sth] that takes housing fee) | recaudador de rentas, recaudadora de rentas nm, nf + loc adj |
| | | recaudador de arrendamientos, recaudadora de arrendamientos nm, nf + loc adj |
| rent control n | (restrictions on rent charges) | control de alquileres nm |
| | Because of rent control regulations, my landlord could only raise my rent $50 last year. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los propietarios protestan por los términos de la nueva ley de control de alquileres. |
| rent money n | (sum paid by a tenant) | alquiler nm |
| | | renta nf |
| | | arriendo nm |
| | Our landlord put the rent money up this month. |
| | I did not get paid on time, so I have no idea where I'm going to get rent money this month. |
| | Nuestro casero ha subido el alquiler este mes. |
| rent roll n | (document listing tenants) | lista de inquilinos nf |
| | The rent roll shows the rental rate for each of the landlord's properties. |
| rent-controlled adj | (subject to rent control) | de renta controlada loc adj |
| | | de alquiler controlado loc adj |
| rent-free adj | (without rent payment) | que no paga alquiler loc adj |
| | (formal) | exento del pago del alquiler loc adj |