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"Diamonds" is a form of "diamonds", a plural noun which is often translated as "los diamantes". "Spades" is a form of "spades", a plural noun which is often translated as "picas". Learn more about the difference between "diamonds" and "spades" below.
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)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. los diamantes (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 has the queen of diamonds and of clubs.Él tiene la reina de diamantes y la reina de tréboles.
diamond
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (mineral)
a. el diamante (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).
Diamonds are a form of carbon.Los diamantes son un tipo de carbón.
3. (jewel)
a. el diamante (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 Hope Diamond is exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.El diamante Hope se exhibe en el Museo de Historia Natural del Smithsonian.
b. el brillante (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 pay the highest prices in the market for diamonds.Compramos brillantes al precio más alto del mercado.
4. (shape)
5. (card)
a. el diamante (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).
She led a diamond.Salió con un diamante.
6. (sports)
a. el diamante (M) (baseball)
(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 baseball field is usually called the diamond.En béisbol, el campo se llama comúnmente el diamante.
b. el cuadro (M) (baseball)
(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).
Once the rain started, they covered the diamond with a tarp.Tan pronto empezó a llover, cubrieron el cuadro con una lona.
spades
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. picas
The suits in the French deck of cards are spades, hearts, clubs, and diamonds.Los palos de la baraja francesa son picas, corazones, tréboles y diamantes.
spade
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (tool)
a. la pala (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).
Our eccentric neighbor began digging a ditch around his house with just a spade.Nuestro vecino eccéntrico comenzó a cavar una zanja alrededor de su casa con solo una pala.
3. (card)
a. la pica (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).
Cindy realized that Fred had to have the last spade in the deck.Cindy se dio cuenta de que Fred debía de tener la última pica de la baraja.
b. la espada (F) (Spanish deck)
(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).
Diego was dealt a hand without a single spade.A Diego le repartieron una mano sin una sola espada.
4. (archaic) (extremely offensive) (black person)
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.
a. el negro (M), la negra (F)
(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).
(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).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. palear
We need to spade this pile of soil onto the truck.Necesitamos palear este montón de tierra al camión.
