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"Dwelling" is a form of "dwelling", a noun which is often translated as "la vivienda". "Sit around" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "estar sentado". Learn more about the difference between "dwelling" and "sit around" below.
dwelling(
dwehl
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ihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la vivienda (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 survey found that 61% of dwellings in the city lacked basic facilities like gas and electricity.La encuesta puso de manifiesto que el 61% de viviendas de la ciudad carecía de servicios básicos como gas y electricidad.
b. la morada (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).
There are very elaborate dwellings hidden among the mountains of this area.Hay moradas muy elaboradas escondidas entre las montañas de esta área.
sit around(
sihd
uh
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raund
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to be idle)
a. estar sentado
Rodrigo got sick of sitting around and decided to do something productive.Rodrigo se cansó estar sentado y decidió algo productivo.
b. holgazanear
Instead of sit around, why don't you come and give me a hand?En vez de holgazanear, ¿por qué no vienes a darme una mano?
c. haraganear
Enough sitting around. It's time to get down to business.Basta de haraganear. Es hora de poner manos a la obra.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. estar sentado en
We've been sitting around the house all day. Let's go get some exercise.Hemos estado sentados en casa todo el día. Salgamos a hacer algo de ejercicio.
