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"Hide" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "esconder", and "shrill" is an adjective which is often translated as "estridente". Learn more about the difference between "hide" and "shrill" below.
hide(
hayd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to conceal)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. esconderse
My younger sister used to hide under the bed at bath time.Mi hermana menor se escondía debajo de la cama cuando era hora de bañarse.
b. ocultarse
The soldiers hid in the bushes to ambush the enemy.Los soldados se ocultaron entre los matorrales para tender una emboscada al enemigo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (skin)
b. el pellejo (M) (figurative)
(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).
He'd do anything to save his hide.Haría cualquier cosa para salvar el pellejo.
a. la paranza (F) (hunting, bird watching)
(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).
There is a hide on that hill to watch the birds.Hay una paranza en esa colina para observar los pájaros.
shrill(
shrihl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (piercing)
a. estridente
I'm sorry but your shrill laughter is disturbing the other people in the restaurant.Lo siento pero tu risa estridente está molestando a las otras personas que están en el restaurante.
b. agudo
The shrill sound of a car alarm woke me up this morning.El sonido agudo de una alarma de coche me despertó esta mañana.
c. chillón
I couldn't focus because Jenny's shrill voice was getting on my nerves.No podía concentrarme porque la voz chillona de Jenny me estaba crispando los nervios.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. chillar
The doorbell shrilled and broke the silence in the apartment.El timbre chilló y rompió el silencio del apartamento.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to cry out)
a. gritar
"Did you really just say what I think you said?" Nina shrilled at me."¿De veras, acabas de decir lo que creo que dijiste?" me gritó Nina.
