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"Dressing table" is a noun which is often translated as "el tocador", and "dresser" is a noun which is also often translated as "el tocador". Learn more about the difference between "dressing table" and "dresser" below.
dressing table(
dreh
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sihng
tey
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buhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (furniture)
a. el tocador (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).
Emma sat at the dressing table and put on some make-up.Emma se sentó ante el tocador y se puso un poco de maquillaje.
b. la coqueta (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).
Luke stood in front of the dressing table mirror and adjusted his necktie.Luke se puso de pie frente al espejo de la coqueta y se ajustó la corbata.
dresser(
dreh
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suhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tocador (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).
Rose keeps all her makeup in her dresser.Rose guarda todos sus maquillajes en el tocador.
b. la cajonera (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).
I've got all my summer clothes in the dresser.Tengo toda la ropa de verano en la cajonera.
a. el aparador (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 dresser is full of cups we never use.El aparador está lleno de tazas que no usamos nunca.
4. (theater)
a. el ayudante de camerino (M), la ayudante de camerino (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).
The dresser was helping the actors change their clothes.El ayudante de camerino ayudaba a los actores a cambiarse de ropa.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I saw so many snappy dressers on the streets of New York.Vi a mucha gente vestida con elegancia en las calles de Nueva York.
Robin's a stylish dresser; she always wears high heels and a suit.Robin se viste con mucho estilo; siempre lleva tacones y un traje.
