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al dentista

to the dentist

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phrase Uncommon #14,665
to the dentist Al is a contraction of a + el, meaning “to the.” Depending on the verb, the phrase can also mean “the dentist,” as in “be afraid of the dentist.”
SP: Tengo que ir al dentista esta semana.
EN: I have to go to the dentist this week.

Le tengo miedo al dentista.

I'm afraid of the dentist.

Sería mejor que fueras al dentista.

It would be better if you went to the dentist.

Hoy fui al dentista.

I went to the dentist today.

Ve al dentista, ¿sí?

Go to the dentist, okay?

— La única opción (2025)

Julio se encontró a Tenoch de camino al dentista.

Julio ran into Tenoch on his way to the dentist.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Lo llevaron al dentista.

They took him to the dentist.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

¿Con qué frecuencia vas al dentista?

How often do you go to the dentist?

Fue al dentista por primera vez.

He went to the dentist for the first time.

Ella no había ido al dentista durante muchos años.

She hadn't been to the dentist for many years.

Le dije que fuiste al dentista la última vez.

I told him you went to the dentist last time.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

El Sr. Jones hizo ir a Mary al dentista.

Mr. Jones made Mary go to the dentist.

He ido al dentista.

I've been to the dentist.

Tu madre viene para llevarte al dentista.

Your mother is coming to take you to the dentist.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Él fue al dentista.

He went to the dentist.

Mañana voy a ver al dentista.

I'm going to the dentist tomorrow.

Fui al dentista por primera vez en tres años y me dijo que tenía dos caries.

I went to the dentist for the first time in three years and he told me I had two cavities.

Al dentista le han dado tres puntos.

The dentist has been given three stitches.

— Malena (2000)

Ella va día por medio al dentista.

She goes to the dentist every other day.

Ella no ha ido al dentista por años.

She hasn’t been to the dentist in years.

Tom debería haber ido al dentista ayer.

Tom should have gone to the dentist yesterday.

Y al dentista le ha echado su mujer.

And the dentist's wife fired him.

— Malena (2000)