this in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.this <pl these> [Am ðɪs, Brit ðɪs] PRON The Real Academia Española recommends the unaccented forms in all cases of the demonstrative pronoun, which previously took an accent

1. this:

this
este / esta
this
éste / ésta
this neuter
esto
this plural
estos / estas
this plural
éstos / éstas
this is the dining room and this is the kitchen
este es el comedor y esta es la cocina
what is this?
¿qué es esto?
is this what you want?
¿esto es lo que quieres?
this is mine and that is yours
esto es mío y eso es tuyo
this is John's father (on photo)
este es el padre de John
this is John's father (introducing)
te presento al padre de John
is this where you work?
¿aquí es donde trabajas?
this is Jack Smith (speaking) (on telephone)
habla Jack Smith
this is Jack Smith (speaking) (on telephone)
soy Jack Smith
how much sugar? is this enough?
¿cuánto azúcar? ¿así está bien?
can't it go any faster than this?
¿no puede ir más rápido?
what's all this I hear about you getting married?
¿qué es eso de que te casas?
but this is Tuesday
pero es que hoy es or estamos a martes
before this she had never known poverty
hasta entonces no había sabido lo que era ser pobre

II.this <pl these> [Am ðɪs, Brit ðɪs] ADJ

III.this [Am ðɪs, Brit ðɪs] ADV

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this is dullsville! (place)
¡qué lugar más muerto!
this is dullsville! (place)
¡vaya muermo de sitio! Spain inf
this is dullsville! (condition)
¡qué aburrimiento!
this is dullsville! (condition)
¡qué aburrición! Col Mex
this is dullsville! (condition)
¡esto es un opio! RioPl inf
at this juncture
en este momento
at this juncture
en esta coyuntura
this wonderful woodsy smell
este maravilloso olor a bosque
this requires clarification
esto requiere una aclaración
this requires clarification
esto hay que aclararlo
I'd like some further clarification on this point
quisiera que se me aclarara este punto

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I.this [ðɪs] these these ADJ det

II.this [ðɪs] these these PRON dem

III.this [ðɪs] these these ADV

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at this juncture
en este momento
in this wise
de esta manera

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esto es una paradoja
this is absurd
esto es una sosería
this is boring
¡esto es canela fina! fig
this is exquisite!
este cuadro es una preciosidad
this picture is very valuable
este cuadro es una preciosidad fig
this picture is delightful
esta chica es una preciosidad
this girl is lovely
este (-a)
this
este perro es mío
this dog is mine
esta casa es nuestra
this house is ours
en este/ese sentido
in this/that respect
en este/ese sentido (significado)
in this/that sense
eso redunda en beneficio nuestro
this works in our interest
eso redundará en perjuicio vuestro
this will work against you

this Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

this drink has a kick in it
esta bebida es fuerte
that I should live to see this!
¡que tenga que vivir para ver algo así!
this monotony is sending me to sleep
esta monotonía me duerme
this will not tarnish the reputation of this institution
este hecho no empañará el historial de esta institución
it's been a good harvest this year
este año hay mucho pan
this wardrobe takes up too much space
este armario ocupa demasiado espacio
this child is a picture of health
este niño está hecho un rollo de manteca
this door doesn't fit into this frame
esta puerta no encaja con este marco
this work takes a lot of time
este trabajo lleva mucho tiempo
this isn't the best place for this monument
este monumento no está bien emplazado aquí
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This took the shine out of the rehabilitation package.
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On pipe organs each manual plays a specific subset of the organ's stops, and electronic organs can emulate this style of play.
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This BBS was so heavily trafficked, that a major long distance company began blocking all calls to its number (516-935-2481).
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My clients will never have to worry about this new captcha-reading software.
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To this day these communal garden squares continue to provide the area with much of its attraction for the wealthiest householders.
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This requires weekly paperwork and also makes them subject to tax audit.
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The una corda and damper pedals are at the left and right of this space, and face straight in, like the table piano pedals.
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This edition of the tournament witnessed the top four seeds advancing to the semifinals.
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Paying homage to this tradition, we wanted to play with the ingredient profile of the yule log.
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This ruling held that tetanus vaccine caused a particular case of optic neuritis even though no scientific evidence supported the petitioner's claim.
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