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"Beating" is a form of "beating", a noun which is often translated as "la paliza". "Branding" is a form of "branding", a noun which is often translated as "el herrado". Learn more about the difference between "beating" and "branding" below.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (assault)
a. la paliza (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The thugs gave him a beating for standing up for the woman at the bakery.Los matones le dieron una paliza por defender a la mujer en la panadería.
2. (defeat)
a. la paliza (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The beating the team received yesterday must have been embarrassing.La paliza que recibió el equipo ayer tiene que haber sido embarazosa.
3. (sound)
a. el repique (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).
The beating of drums could be heard from the nearby cabildo.El repique de tambores se oía del cabildo cercano.
b. los latidos (M) (of the heart)
(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).
The doctor listened to the beating of the patient's heart with a stethoscope.La doctora escuchó los latidos del corazón del paciente con el estetoscopio.
4. (bettering)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Her score in the competition will take a lot of beating.La puntuación que obtuvo en la competencia será difícil de superar.
The brilliant young Russian gymnast's score will take some beating.La puntuación de la rusa joven prodigiosa será difícil de superar.
branding
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el herrado (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).
We prefer to do freeze branding because it's more humane, and the image comes out clearer anyway.Preferimos hacer el herrado en frío porque es más humano, y además la marca sale más clara.
b. la hierra (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
This is the time of year when the ranchers do the branding.Es durante esta época del año en que los ganaderos hacen la hierra.
c. el marcado (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 device holds the cow still so that we can do the branding without causing the animal unnecessary harm.Este aparato sujeta a la vaca para poder hacer el marcado sin hacerle daño innecesario al animal.
2. (commerce)
a. el branding (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).
The company's branding makes it seem like it's some all-natural product, but it's chock-full of chemicals just like every other brand.El branding de la empresa hace que parezca que se trata de un producto totalmente natural, pero está lleno de químicos como todos los demás.
b. la construcción de marca (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The company knows what their target market is, and they've adapted their branding to suit that.La empresa sabe cuál es el mercado al que quiere alcanzar y ha adaptado su construcción de marca a eso.
