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"Collar" is a noun which is often translated as "el collar", and "necklace" is a noun which is also often translated as "el collar". Learn more about the difference between "collar" and "necklace" below.
collar()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el collar
(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).
(M)
I bought an anti-barking collar for my dog.Le compré un collar antiladridos a mi perro.
a. el cuello
(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).
(M)
My shirt collar is wrinkled.El cuello de mi camisa está arrugado.
a. el collarín
(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).
(M)
I had an accident and have to use a collar.Tuve un accidente y tengo que llevar collarín.
a. la abrazadera
(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).
(F)
You need to use a collar to secure the shaft.Tienes que utilizar una abrazadera para fijar el eje.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
5.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to catch)
a. atrapar
The policeman collared the thief.El policía atrapó al ladrón.
b. pescar
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
My father collared me as I was busting out the door.Mi padre me pescó mientras me escapaba por la puerta.
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necklace()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el collar
(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).
(M)
A pearl necklace rested inside the velvet box.Dentro del estuche de terciopelo había un collar de perlas.
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