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"Crevice" is a noun which is often translated as "la grieta", and "alley" is a noun which is often translated as "el callejón". Learn more about the difference between "crevice" and "alley" below.
crevice(
kreh
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vihs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la grieta (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).
Ferns grew in the crevices of the rock.En las grietas de la roca, crecían helechos.
The dormouse hid from the owl in a crevice.El lirón se escondió del buho en una grieta.
alley(
ah
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li
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el callejón (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).
I hid in a dark alley.Me escondí en un callejón oscuro.
b. la callejuela (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).
This alley is a shortcut that will bring us back to the main square.Esta callejuela es un atajo que nos volverá a la plaza principal.
2. (park walk)
b. el sendero (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).
We walked along an alley lined with hedges.Caminamos por un sendero bordeado de setos.
3. (sports)
a. el pasillo de dobles (M) (tennis)
(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 ball landed just inside the alley, giving the Swiss team the point.La pelota cayó justo en el pasillo de dobles, lo que le dio el punto al equipo suizo.
