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Spanishdict.com dictionary : Umbrella

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I believe the dictionary entry for 'umbrella' has a grammatical mistake -

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/umbrella

Shouldn't the spanish say 'un paraguas' since 'umbrella' in english is singular? I understand that the spanish for the plural 'umbrellas' is also 'paraguas', but for this dictionary entry the english word is written in singular.

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updated Sep 15, 2011
edited by 00494d19
posted by stu40

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paraguas m inv , sombrilla =invariant (does not change with number)

un paraguas, unos paraguas

same with words like parabrisas, parachoques, limpiaparabrisas,

abrelatas, paragolpes, etc. [compound nouns]

I assume that you are saying that the title should have been:

umbrella = los el paraguas

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updated Sep 15, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
He's talking about the translation up at the top. Seems like the default should be "el paraguas". - gintar77, Sep 9, 2011
I can only type so fast. Give me time to get there. - 0074b507, Sep 9, 2011
I waited - can I have a "vote" :) - ian-hill, Sep 9, 2011
Sorry, Q :-( - gintar77, Sep 9, 2011
Hey, just kidding, but I always have to edit my posts a half a dozen times before they are complete. I have lost too many in cyberspace to wait and post only once. - 0074b507, Sep 9, 2011
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All fixed! Thank you for the feedback!

updated Sep 15, 2011
posted by Paralee
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He's talking about the translation up at the top. Seems like the default should be "el paraguas". - gintar

yes, he is, please report this to feedback, thanks for helping us with these issuesgrin

Welcome to the forumgrin

updated Sep 15, 2011
posted by 00494d19