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"Chink" is a form of "chink", a noun which is often translated as "la grieta". "Kike" is a noun which is often translated as "término usado para referirse a una persona judía". Learn more about the difference between "chink" and "kike" below.
chink(
chihngk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (crack)
a. la grieta (F) (in fence, wall)
(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 chink is at the bottom of wall, hidden by the couch.La grieta está al pie de la pared, oculta por el sofá.
b. la abertura (F) (in fence, wall)
(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 weeds are growing though the chink in the fence.Las hierbas malas están creciendo a través de la abertura en la valla.
c. el resquicio (M) (in door)
(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 light filtered in through a chink in the door.La luz entró por el resquicio en la puerta.
d. la rendija (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).
All the chinks in the wall were repaired before we moved in.Todas las rendijas en la pared fueron reparadas antes de mudarnos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. hacer tintinear
The dinner guests chinked their glasses in a toast to the hostess.Los invitados a la cena hicieron tintinear sus copas en un brindis por la anfitriona.
b. hacer sonar
The breeze chinked the wind chimes hanging from the tree.El viento hacía sonar las campanillas de viento que colgaban del árbol.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tintinear
The bottles behind the bar were chinking, and soon started falling from the shelves. It was an earthquake!Las botellas que había en las estanterías detrás de la barra tintineaban, y pronto empezaron a caer de los estantes. ¡Era un terremoto!
b. sonar
I started running and the coins in my pocket started chinking.Empecé a correr y las monedas que tenía en el bolsillo empezaron a sonar.
kike(
kayk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (archaic) (extremely offensive) (general)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
