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"Electron" is a noun which is often translated as "el electrón", and "tetherball" is a noun which is often translated as "el espiro". Learn more about the difference between "electron" and "tetherball" below.
electron(
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tran
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (physics)
a. el electrón (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).
A hydrogen atom has one electron.Un átomo de hidrógeno tiene un electrón.
tetherball(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el espiro (M) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Every time I play tetherball, I end up getting hit in the face.Siempre que juego al espiro, acabo golpeándome la cara.
b. el tetherball (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).
Two boys were playing tetherball on the playground.Dos chicos jugaban al tetherball en el patio de recreo.
