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"Larva" is a noun which is often translated as "la larva", and "grub" is a noun which is also often translated as "la larva". Learn more about the difference between "larva" and "grub" below.
larva(
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vuh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la larva (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).
Nathan is so passionate about entomology that he thinks fly larvae are beautiful.A Nathan le apasiona tanto la entomología que cree que las larvas de mosca son preciosas.
grub(
gruhb
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la larva (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).
A grub crawled out of a hole in the log and rolled onto the ground.Una larva salió reptando de un agujero en el tronco y rodó al suelo.
2. (colloquial) (culinary)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la comida (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).
After all that hard work, it's time to rustle us up some grub.Después de todo ese trabajo arduo, es hora de prepararnos algo de comida.
b. la manduca (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).
Eat some grub before it gets cold.Come algo de manduca antes de que se enfríe.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
