tab

• Sustantivo con varios significados: cuenta en un restaurante; tecla del teclado para sangría; pequeña lengüeta o pestaña sobresaliente para abrir o identificar; o pequeña tableta de medicamento.

A noun with multiple meanings: a bill or check in a restaurant; a key on a keyboard used for indentation; a small projecting flap or strip used for opening or identification; or a small pellet of medicine.

1. Restaurant billB1informal

   The total amount of money owed for a meal or drinks in a bar or restaurant.

   Cuenta (en bar o restaurante)

   • Can I have the tab, please?
   • He picked up the tab for everyone's dinner.
   • She put the drinks on her tab.

   Sinónimosaccountbillchecktally

2. Sensationalist journalismB2informal

   A type of newspaper, often called a tabloid, that focuses on sensational stories, celebrities, and gossip.

   Prensa sensacionalista

   • The story was all over the tabs this morning.
   • He only reads the tabs for the sports news.
   • The tab ran a headline about the scandal.

   Sinónimosgutter pressragtabloid

3. Keyboard keyA2formalIT

   A key on a typewriter or computer keyboard that moves the cursor to a preset position, used for indenting text.

   Tecla de tabulación

   • Press the tab key to indent the paragraph.
   • Use the tab to align the columns in your document.
   • He hit the tab button to move to the next field.

   Sinónimostab keytabulator

4. Pull-tab or fastenerB1formal

   A short strip of material attached to an object to make it easier to open, identify, or handle.

   Lengüeta o ficha

   • Pull the tab to open the soda can.
   • The file folder has a tab for labeling.
   • She used the tab on the zipper to close her jacket.

   Sinónimosflapstriptag

5. Medicine tabletB1informalmedical

   A small, solid dose of a medicine, often in the form of a pellet or pill.

   Tableta de medicamento

   • Take one tab of this medication every morning.
   • He dropped a tab of aspirin into the water.
   • The doctor prescribed a tab for his headache.

   Sinónimoscapsulelozengepilltablet