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cita
appointment
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A set time and place to meet someone
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cite
to call someone to appear
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noun suffix
Cita means appointment and is related to the English word cite0, as in being cited to appear at a set time and place. A traffic citation is an order to show up in court on a certain day, and a cita is that set meeting itself.
cita
appointment, meeting
A meeting arranged in advance, especially with a professional or an office. It's the time and place you were cited to show up.
Tengo cita con el dentista el jueves a las diezI have an appointment with the dentist on Thursday at ten
Pidió una cita con el director para hablar del proyectoShe requested a meeting with the director to talk about the project
date (romantic)
A romantic outing planned ahead of time. Both people agreed on the time and place, so each one is cited to be there.
Mañana tengo una cita con la chica que conocí en el gimnasioTomorrow I have a date with the girl I met at the gym
Nuestra primera cita fue en una cafetería del centroOur first date was at a café downtown
quote, quotation, citation (from a text)
Someone else's exact words repeated in your own writing or speech. When you cite a source, English calls the quoted passage a citation and Spanish calls it a cita.
El ensayo empieza con una cita de CervantesThe essay begins with a quote from Cervantes
Copió la cita completa en su cuadernoHe copied the whole quotation into his notebook
Necesitas más citas para respaldar tu argumentoYou need more citations to support your argument