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"Jerky" is an adjective which is often translated as "espasmódico", and "footage" is a noun which is often translated as "el metraje". Learn more about the difference between "jerky" and "footage" below.
jerky(
juhr
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ki
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (erratic)
a. espasmódico
Her jerky movements are a result of her Parkinson's disease.Sus movimientos espasmódicos son el resultado de la enfermedad de Parkinson.
b. entrecortado
His jerky speech pattern is rather off-putting.Su habla entrecortada es bastante desagradable.
2. (colloquial) (contemptible) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (culinary)
c. el charqui (M) (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 South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
There was some venison and we made some of it into jerky.Había un poco de venado y preparamos charqui con una parte.
footage(
foo
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dihj
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el metraje (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).
We've shot everything, and now we need to edit the footage.Hemos rodado todo, y ahora tenemos que editar el metraje.
b. las secuencias (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 local TV station broadcast footage of the tornado this evening.El canal de televisión local transmitió secuencias del tornado esta tarde.
