drawing
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raffle

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"Drawing" is a form of "drawing", a noun which is often translated as "el dibujo". "Raffle" is a noun which is often translated as "el sorteo". Learn more about the difference between "drawing" and "raffle" below.

drawing(

dra

ihng

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (illustration)

a. el dibujo

(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 put my son's first drawing on the fridge door.Puse en la puerta de la nevera el primer dibujo de mi hijo.

2. (activity)

a. el dibujo

(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 want to build a career out of my passion for drawing.Quiero hacer carrera de mi pasión por el dibujo.

raffle(

rah

fuhl

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (lottery)

a. el sorteo

(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 won a coat at the raffle.Me gané un abrigo en el sorteo.

b. la rifa

(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)

I won my television and DVD player at a raffle this weekend.Gané mi televisor y reproductor de DVD en una rifa este fin de semana.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2. (to offer as a raffle prize)

a. sortear

Did you buy raffle tickets? They're raffling great prizes tonight!¿Compraste boletos para la rifa? ¡Van a sortear premios estupendos esta noche!

b. rifar

We are raffling tickets to a rock concert in order to raise money.Estamos rifando boletos para un concierto de rock para recaudar dinero.

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