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"Amarre" is a form of "amarre", a noun which is often translated as "mooring". "Gancho" is a noun which is often translated as "hook". Learn more about the difference between "gancho" and "amarre" below.
el gancho(
gahn
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choh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (tool)
2. (object to hang clothes) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
3. (botany)
a. branch
Cortaron todos los árboles del lugar dejando puros ganchos.They trimmed all the trees in the area, leaving just branches.
4. (clip for clothes) (Andes) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. clothespin (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Te recomiendo usar ganchos para colgar la ropa en el tendedero.I recommend that you use clothespins to hang the clothes from the line.
b. peg (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Lavo tanta ropa todas las semanas que me hacen falta más ganchos.I wash so many clothes every week that I need to buy more pegs.
5. (hair clip) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
6. (sewing) (Andes) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. safety pin
Le puse un gancho a mi falda porque se descosió.I put a safety pin in my skirt because it became unstitched.
7. (colloquial) (pull power)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. appeal
Esa mujer tiene un gancho que les encanta a los hombres.That woman has an appeal that men love.
b. attraction
Esta oferta es el gancho más importante para comprar nuestro producto.This promotion is the major attraction for buying our product.
8. (partner)
a. accomplice
Juan era su gancho para hacer que la gente comprara el producto.Juan was his accomplice for getting people to buy the product.
9. (sports)
b. hook shot (basketball)
El jugador lanzó un gancho y anotó una canasta.The player threw a hook shot and scored a basket.
el amarre(
ah
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mah
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rreh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. mooring
El capitán del barco es el encargado del amarre.Mooring is the responsibility of the ship's captain.
2. (nautical)
a. mooring
No hay amarres disponibles en el puerto deportivo actualmente.There are currently no available moorings in the marina.
b. slip
Si no tienes amarre en este puerto, ¿dónde piensas dejar el barco?If you don't have a slip in this harbor, where are you thinking of leaving the boat?
c. berth
Tener un barco es muy caro porque hay que sumar el precio del amarre.Owning a boat is very expensive because you have to include the cost of the berth.
