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"Speeding" is a form of "speeding", a noun which is often translated as "el exceso de velocidad". "Alcohol" is a noun which is often translated as "el alcohol". Learn more about the difference between "alcohol" and "speeding" below.
alcohol(
ahl
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kuh
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hal
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (chemistry)
a. el alcohol (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Alcohols do not evaporate easily.Los alcoholes no se evaporan con facilidad.
a. el alcohol (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This car can use gas or alcohol as fuel.Este carro puede utilizar o gas o alcohol como combustible.
3. (beverage)
a. el alcohol (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I don't drink alcohol during the day.No tomo alcohol durante el día.
speeding(
spi
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dihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el exceso de velocidad (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I pulled you over for speeding. Do you know how fast you were going?Lo detuve por exceso de velocidad. ¿Sabe a qué velocidad manejaba?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. que va a toda velocidad
Three police patrols were chasing a speeding car.Tres patrullas de policía estaban persiguiendo a un carro que iba a toda velocidad.
