What is the Spanish word for "leftover"?

Learn how to say "leftover" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

leftover

Spanish

sobras

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Alternative translations of "leftover"

remanente
restante
residuo

Examples of how to use "leftover" in Spanish

English
What should we do with this leftover food?
Spanish
¿Qué deberíamos hacer con esta comida sobrante?
English
I warmed the leftover soup for dinner.
Spanish
Calenté la sopa que sobró para la cena.
English
She put the leftover cake in the fridge.
Spanish
Ella puso el pastel que sobró en la nevera.
English
There is leftover pizza on the table.
Spanish
Hay pizza sobrante en la mesa.
English
He packed leftover rice into a container.
Spanish
Él empacó el arroz que sobró en un recipiente.

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