Word
El contador inteligente mide; en cambio, revisamos la factura.
Meaning
The smart meter measures; by contrast, we check the invoice.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of El contador inteligente mide; en cambio, revisamos la factura.
revisar
to check
en cambio
on the other hand
la factura
the invoice
medir
to measure
Questions & Answers about El contador inteligente mide; en cambio, revisamos la factura.
What does contador mean here? Does it mean accountant?
Here, contador means a meter, especially a utility meter such as an electricity, gas, or water meter.
In Spain, el contador is a very common word for this. In other contexts, contador can also mean accountant in some varieties of Spanish, but in this sentence contador inteligente clearly means smart meter.
Why is it el contador inteligente and not el inteligente contador?
In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun, so contador inteligente is the normal order.
- el contador inteligente = the smart meter
Putting the adjective before the noun is much less common and often sounds literary, emphatic, or changes the nuance. In ordinary everyday Spanish, contador inteligente is the natural phrasing.
Why is the verb mide?