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"Bootstrapping" is a form of "bootstrap", a noun which is often translated as "la trabilla". Learn more about "bootstrap" 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. (clothing)
a. la trabilla (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).
My boots have yellow bootstraps.Mis botas tienen trabillas amarillas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. hacer uso de los propios recursos 
We didn't get any help with setting up our business. We just worked hard and bootstrapped our way to success.Nadie nos ayudó a montar nuestro negocio. Logramos el éxito trabajando duro y haciendo uso de nuestros propios recursos.