venda

BEN-dah

bandage?medical strip of cloth

Also:blindfold?cloth covering the eyes,dressing?medical wound covering

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La enfermera me puso una venda limpia en la rodilla.

The nurse put a clean bandage on my knee.

Tienes que quitarte la venda de los ojos.

You have to take off the blindfold (figuratively: see the truth).

This is a feminine noun, so always use 'la' or 'una' with it.

Mistake: "Using 'venda' to mean 'a sale'."

Correction: Use 'venta' for a commercial sale; 'venda' is for medical bandages.

In Spanish, 'quitarse la venda' is a common way to say someone finally realized the truth about a situation.

Question 1 of 2

If you hurt your ankle playing soccer, what do you need?

vendar(to bandage) - verb

vendaje(bandage/dressing) - noun

Is 'venda' the same as 'venta'?

No. 'Venda' is a bandage or a verb form (sell/bandage). 'Venta' is a noun meaning 'a sale' (the event of selling something).

Can 'venda' be a verb for bandaging someone?

Yes! It is also a form of the verb 'vendar' (to bandage). For example, 'Quiero que ella me venda el brazo' means 'I want her to bandage my arm'.