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"Clubs" is a form of "clubs", a plural noun which is often translated as "tréboles". "Sticks" is a form of "sticks", a plural noun which is often translated as "el quinto infierno". Learn more about the difference between "clubs" and "sticks" below.
clubs
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. tréboles
The ace of clubs is worth more than the two of hearts, so I've won the hand.El as de tréboles vale más que el dos de corazones, así que he ganado la partida.
club
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (nightclub)
a. la discoteca (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).
We stayed at the Spanish club until six in the morning!¡Nos quedamos en la discoteca española hasta las seis de la mañana!
c. el antro (M) (Honduras) (Mexico) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Honduras
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
I want to go to that chill club that doesn't charge a cover.Quiero ir a ese antro tranquilo que no cobra para entrar.
4. (weapon)
a. el garrote (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).
He used a club to break the window.Utilizó un garrote para romper la ventana.
5. (sports)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. aporrear
In some communities, people still club animals to death to keep numbers down.En algunas comunidades, la gente todavía aporrea los animales hasta la muerte para controlar las cantidades.
c. pegarle a
When I walked by, they were clubbing the poor animal.Cuando pasé, estaban pegándole al pobre animal.
sticks(
stihks
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (colloquial) (pejorative) (remote place)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el quinto infierno (M) (colloquial) (pejorative)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Living out in the sticks, it's a long way to the nearest store.Cuando vives en el quinto infierno, la tienda más cerca queda muy lejos.
stick
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (culinary)
b. el tallo (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She was crunching on a stick of celery.Estaba ronchando un tallo de apio.
a. el cartucho (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).
Bolivian miners traditionally wear sticks of dynamite at demonstrations.Es tradición que los mineros bolivianos lleven cartuchos de dinamita en las manifestaciones.
7. (sports)
8. (music)
a. el palillo (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 drummer got so carried away that he broke a stick.El baterista se entusiasmó tanto que rompió un palillo.
b. la baqueta (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).
On the stage there was a piano, an electric guitar, and a drum kit with two sticks.En el escenario había un piano, una guitarra eléctrica y una batería con dos baquetas.
10. (aviation)
a. la palanca de mando (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).
He pulled the stick backward.Tiró hacia atrás de la palanca de mando.
11. (games)
a. el joystick (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).
Plug your stick into port two and you're all set.Enchufa el joystick al puerto dos y ya estás listo.
13. (colloquial) (criticism) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
14. (to glue)
a. pegar
I have to stick the doll's head to its body because it fell to the floor.Tengo que pegar la cabeza de la muñeca al cuerpo porque se cayó al suelo.
15. (to thrust)
a. clavar
He stuck a knife in the thief's hand when he attacked him.Le clavó un cuchillo en la mano al ladrón que lo atacaba.
16. (colloquial) (to place)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
17. (colloquial) (to tolerate) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
