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"Casco" is a form of "casco", a noun which is often translated as "helmet". "Rodilleras" is a form of "rodillera", a noun which is often translated as "knee guard". Learn more about the difference between "casco" and "rodilleras" below.
el casco(
kahs
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koh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (bit)
a. piece
Al entrar en casa, encontramos cascos de cristales y un balón en el salón.When we got into the house, we found pieces of glass and a ball in the living room.
b. fragment
Los arqueólogos encontraron cascos de vasijas egipcias en el lugar de la excavación.The archeologists found fragments of Egyptian pots at the dig site.
3. (culinary)
4. (container)
a. empty bottle
¿Puedes tirar los cascos de agua al contenedor de reciclaje?Can you please put the empty water bottles in the recycling bin?
a. hoof
Hay que herrar a los caballos para protegerles los cascos.You have to shoe horses to protect their hooves.
7. (nautical)
a. hull
Tenemos que lijar y pintar el casco del barco antes de sacarlo a navegar.We have to sand and paint the hull of the boat before taking it out sailing.
los cascos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. headphones
¿Te importaría quitarte los cascos cuando te estoy hablando?Would you mind taking your headphones off when I'm talking to you?
la rodillera(
rroh
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dee
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yeh
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rah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (sports)
a. knee guard
Me caí cuando andaba en patines y me lastimé porque no llevaba rodilleras.I fell when I was roller skating and hurt myself because I wasn't wearing knee guards.
b. kneepad
Yo nunca ando en patineta sin rodilleras y casco.I never skate without kneepads and a helmet.
2. (sewing)
a. knee patch
El payaso tenía rodilleras rojas en sus pantalones azules.The clown had red knee patches on his blue pants.
3. (clothing)
a. baggy knees
Muchos de los vaqueros pitillo acaban con rodilleras al poco tiempo de ponerlos.Most cheap skinny jeans get baggy knees after wearing them a few times.
b. baggy at the knees (adjective)
Mis pantalones de lino favoritos tienen rodilleras.My favorite linen pants have gone baggy at the knees.
