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"Headbands" is a form of "headband", a noun which is often translated as "la cinta para el pelo". "Ropes" is a form of "ropes", a plural noun which is often translated as "cuerdas". Learn more about the difference between "headbands" and "ropes" below.
headband(
hehd
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bahnd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (hairband)
a. la cinta para el pelo (F)
(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).
Mariana wore a headband to keep her hair out of her eyes while playing tennis.Mariana llevó una cinta para el pelo para evitar que el pelo le cayera en los ojos cuando jugaba tenis.
b. la vincha (F) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Neymar was prohibited from wearing a headband during the game.Se le prohibió a Neymar usar una vincha en el partido.
c. la huincha (F) (Andes)
(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).
Jenny wore a headband with a huge pink bow.Jenny se puso una huincha con un gigante moño rosa.
a. la diadema (F)
(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).
Estefania didn't have time to braid her hair, so she put on a headband.Estefanía no tenía tiempo para trenzar su cabello, así que se puso una diadema.
ropes(
rops
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (sports)
2. (colloquial) (details)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pormenores
Our new employee learned the ropes of her new job very easily.Nuestra nueva empleada aprendió los pormenores de su nuevo trabajo con facilidad.
rope
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (thick cord)
b. la cuerda (F)
(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).
I think I can fix this wooden ladder with a rope and some nails.Creo que puedo arreglar esta escalera de madera con una cuerda y algunos clavos.
a. la horca (F)
(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).
The prisoner was given the rope for the massacre he committed during the war.El reo fue condenado a la horca por la matanza que llevó a cabo durante la guerra.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (to fasten)
a. encordarse
As the weather worsened, the two mountain climbers roped themselves together.Mientras el clima empeoraba, los dos alpinistas se encordaron.
