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"Gangs" is a form of "gang", a noun which is often translated as "la banda". "La" is a form of "la", a noun which is often translated as "el la". Learn more about the difference between "gangs" and "la" below.
gang(
geyng
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la banda
(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).
(F)
A gang robbed the bank escaping with $100,000.Una banda robó el banco y escapó con $100,000.
b. la pandilla
(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).
(F)
There was a fight between two street gangs, and three people were killed.Hubo una pelea entre dos pandillas callejeras y murieron tres personas.
a. el grupo de amigos
(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).
(M)
My gang is preparing a big party for my birthday.Mi grupo de amigos me está preparando una gran fiesta de cumpleaños.
b. la pandilla
(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).
(F)
I have a picture of the gang and me in Philadelphia.Tengo una foto mía y de la pandilla en Filadelfia.
c. la panda
(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).
(F)
Mom, can I go with the gang to the playground?Mamá, ¿puedo ir al parque con la panda?
a. la cuadrilla
(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).
(F)
I received an email from the manager informing about the area each gang was assigned to.Recibí un correo electrónico del gerente con información sobre la zona a la que estaba asignada cada cuadrilla.
b. la brigada
(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).
(F)
Every Friday, all the gangs go for an after-work beer.Cada viernes, todas las brigadas se van a tomar una cerveza después del trabajo.
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la(
la
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el la
(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).
(M)
The note also known as A corresponds to la in solfège.La nota también llamada A corresponde a la en solfeo.
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