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"Stilettos" is a form of "stiletto", a noun which is often translated as "el estilete". "High heels" is a plural noun which is often translated as "los zapatos de tacón". Learn more about the difference between "high heels" and "stilettos" below.
high heels(
hay
hilz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (footwear)
a. los zapatos de tacón (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).
Should I wear high heels to your party or is it informal?¿Debo llevar zapatos de tacones altos a tu fiesta o es informal?
b. los zapatos de taco alto (M) (Caribbean) (Nicaragua) (South 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 the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Wearing high heels can cause foot pain.Usar zapatos de taco alto puede ocasionar dolores de pie.
a. los tacos altos (M) (Caribbean) (Nicaragua) (South 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 the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Shoes with high heels are more stylish but uncomfortable.Los zapatos con tacos altos tienen más estilo pero son incómodos.
stiletto(
stih
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leh
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do
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (weaponry)
a. el estilete (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).
Someone in the crowd stabbed the woman with a stiletto.Alguien de la multitud apuñaló a la mujer con un estilete.
a. el tacón de aguja (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).
One of her stilettos snapped off as she went up the stairs.Uno de sus tacones de aguja se rompió mientras subía la escalera.
b. el taco de aguja (M) (Peru) (Southern Cone)
(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 Peru
My stiletto caught in the drain cover.El taco de aguja se me quedó enganchado en una rejilla.
3. (footwear)
a. el zapato de tacón de aguja (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).
I was wearing stilettos, so I stamped on his foot.Llevaba zapatos de tacón de aguja así que le pegué un pisotón.
b. el zapato de taco de aguja (M) (Peru) (Southern Cone)
(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 Peru
I ducked to avoid the stiletto that Kathy threw at me.Me agaché para esquivar el zapato de taco de aguja que Kathy me lanzó.
