almacén
Meanings
Noun
1. warehouse
2. shop, store; grocer's (Central America, South America)
3. storeroom
4. A store selling domestic goods, either retail or wholesale. (Rioplatense, Colombia, Costa Rica)
5. A store selling household electronics. (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua)
6. A store selling textiles and possibly clothing. (obsolete, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela)
Examples15
Tom está dentro del almacén.
Tom is in the warehouse.
Compré eso en unos grandes almacenes.
I bought it at a department store.
Tom esperó a Mary en frente del almacén.
Tom waited for Mary in front of the warehouse.
Se me olvidó cerrar el almacén.
I forgot to lock the storeroom.
Tom vio a Mary esperando en frente del almacén.
Tom saw Mary waiting in front of the warehouse.
Mamá fue a comprar a los grandes almacenes.
Mother went shopping at the department store.