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"Handbook" is a noun which is often translated as "el manual", and "manual" is a noun which is also often translated as "el manual". Learn more about the difference between "handbook" and "manual" below.
handbook(
hahnd
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book
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el manual (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).
Each new hire will receive a handbook with all of the company's policies.Cada nuevo empleado recibirá un manual con todas las normas de la empresa.
manual(
mahn
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yu
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uhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (handbook)
2. (music)
a. el teclado (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).
My church's organ has four manuals.El órgano de mi iglesia tiene cuatro teclados.
3. (automobile)
a. el carro manual (M) (Latin America)
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Do you know how to drive a manual? - No, but I want to learn.¿Sabes manejar un carro manual? - No, pero quiero aprender.
b. el coche manual (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).
It's hard to drive a manual on hills.Es difícil manejar un coche manual en cuestas.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
