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"Hood" is a noun which is often translated as "la capucha", and "punk" is a noun which is often translated as "el punk". Learn more about the difference between "hood" and "punk" below.
hood(
hood
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la capucha
(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).
(F)
I like sweatshirts with hoods.Me gustan las sudaderas con capucha.
a. el capó
(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).
(M)
Can you open the hood to check the oil level?¿Puedes abrir el capó para revisar el nivel de aceite?
b. el cofre
(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).
(M)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
I couldn't open the car's hood.No podía abrir el cofre del auto.
a. la capota
(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).
(F)
It's useful for the baby's carriage to have a hood.Es muy útil que la carriola del bebé tenga capota.
a. la campana
(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).
(F)
Do you have a hood over the stove?¿Tienes campana sobre la cocina?
5.
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
(neighborhood)
a. el barrio
(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).
(M)
We all belong to this hood.Todos pertenecemos a este barrio.
6.
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
(gangster)
a. el matón
(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).
(M)
, la matona
(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).
(F)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
They are a well-known group of hoods.Son un grupo conocido de matones.
a. el capirote
(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).
(M)
His falcons wear distinctive hoods.Sus halcones usan capirotes muy distintivos.
b. el capillo
(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).
(M)
I didn't know that hoods are used to keep birds still.No sabía que los capillos se usan para mantener quietas a las aves.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. encapuchar
She begged her captors not to hood her.Rogó a sus captores que no la encapucharan.
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punk(
puhngk
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el punk
(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).
(M)
Punk began as a rejection of the prevailing rock music of the 1970s.El punk comenzó como un rechazo de la música rock predominante de los setenta.
2. (hoodlum)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el gamberro
(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).
(M)
, la gamberra
(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).
(F)
Somebody needs to teach that punk a lesson.Alguien tiene que enseñarle a ese gamberro una lección.
b. el vándalo
(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).
(M)
, la vándala
(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).
(F)
There are some punks in our neighborhood that are always causing trouble.Hay unos vándalos en nuestro barrio que siempre están causando problemas.
a. el principiante
(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).
(M)
, la principiante
(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).
(F)
(especially masculine)
Give him some time. He's just a punk; I'm confident he'll learn soon.Dale tiempo. Es apenas un principiante; estoy segura de que pronto aprenderá.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. punki
Do you think Sleater Kinney is the best punk band?¿Piensas que Sleater Kinney es la mejor banda punki?
b. punk
He's got a very punk sense of style.Él tiene un estilo bastante punk.
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