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"Growl" is a noun which is often translated as "el gruñido", and "grunt" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "gruñir". Learn more about the difference between "growl" and "grunt" below.
growl(
graul
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el gruñido (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 growl was heard from the covered cage.Se oyó un gruñido que venía de la jaula cubierta.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. refunfuñar (person)
The janitor growled and made a face and then began to clean up the mess.El conserje refunfuñó e hizo una mueca, y después se puso a limpiar la suciedad.
grunt(
gruhnt
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. gruñir
He grunted, "I'm not afraid of you," and ran towards us with fists raised."No les tengo miedo", gruñó y corrió hacia nosotros con los puños alzados.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el gruñido (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).
The farmer said he's sure the pigs' grunts have meaning.El granjero dijo que está seguro de que los gruñidos de los cerdos tienen significado.
a. el soldado de infantería (M), la soldado de infantería (F)
(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).
(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).
Jim was a hippie when he was drafted in 1970 and sent to Vietnam to be a grunt.Jim era hippie cuando fue reclutado en 1970 y enviado a Vietnam para ser soldado de infantería.
