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"Earn" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "ganar", and "cum" is a preposition which is often translated as "y". Learn more about the difference between "earn" and "cum" below.
earn(
uhrn
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to gain)
a. ganarse
He earned a decent living as a bartender.Se ganaba una buena vida como bárman.
The singer earned the audience's respect.El cantante se ganó el respeto del público.
3. (education)
a. obtener
In 1980, Johnson earned a master's degree in Electronics.En 1980, Johnson obtuvo un título de máster en electrónica.
cum(
kuhm
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
a. y
I hired a wonderful secretary-cum-translator who does the whole job.Contraté a una excelente secretaria y traductora que hace todo el trabajo.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
In this room, I would like to build a sauna-cum-spa.En esta habitación me gustaría hacer una especie de sauna-spa.
Joe lives and works in an apartment-cum-office.Joe vive y trabaja en un apartamento que sirve de oficina.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (vulgar) (body fluid)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
b. la lefa (F) (vulgar)
(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 word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
He took a while but finally the cum came spurting out.Tardó pero al final la lefa chorreó.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (vulgar) (to ejaculate)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. acabar (colloquial) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I thought he'd never cum!¡Pensé que nunca acabaría!
