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"Cot" is a noun which is often translated as "el catre", and "cradle" is a noun which is often translated as "la cuna". Learn more about the difference between "cot" and "cradle" below.
cot(
kat
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el catre (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 soldier sat on the edge of his iron cot, smoking a cigarette.El soldado estaba sentado en el borde de su catre de hierro fumando un cigarrillo.
b. la cama plegable (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).
Each hospital tent contained 36 cots to accommodate the wounded.Cada carpa hospitalaria tenía 36 camas plegables para acomodar a los heridos.
a. la cuna (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 was big enough now to stand up and hold onto the bars of his cot.Ya era lo suficientemente grande para ponerse de pie y agarrarse a las barandillas de su cuna.
cradle(
krey
-
duhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la horquilla (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).
The butler returned the receiver to the cradle and brought the news to the count.El mayordomo devolvió el auricular a su horquilla y llevó la noticia al conde.
a. el andamio colgante (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).
Four workers went up to the eighth floor of the building in the cradle.Cuatro obreros subieron hasta el octavo piso del edificio en el andamio colgante.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
c. sostener (a guitar or an arm)
He cradled his wounded arm to his chest.Sostenía el brazo herido contra el pecho.
