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"Canchas" is a form of "canchar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to grind". "Templos" is a form of "templo", a noun which is often translated as "temple". Learn more about the difference between "canchas" and "templos" below.
canchar(
kahn
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chahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to grind (mate leaves)
Los peones están canchando la yerba en una barraca.The workers are grinding mate leaves in a shed.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (old-fashioned) (to body-swerve blows) (Andes) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. to dodge your rival (in a knife fight)
Zoilo canchaba con movimientos rápidos.Zoilo would dodge his rivals with quick moves.
el templo(
tehm
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ploh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. temple
Las Iglesias, las sinagogas y las mezquitas son templos de culto religioso.Churches, synagogues, and mosques are temples for religious worship.
Los mirmidones saquearon y quemaron el templo de Apolo.The Myrmidons sacked and burned the temple of Apollo.
