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"Las tenazas" is a form of "tenaza", a noun which is often translated as "tongs". "Los anafes" is a form of "anafe", a noun which is often translated as "portable stove". Learn more about the difference between "las tenazas" and "los anafes" below.
la tenaza(
teh
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nah
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sah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. tongs
Peter agarró un pedazo de carbón con las tenazas y lo arrojó al fuego.Peter picked up a piece of coal with the tongs and threw it into the fire.
2. (tool)
a. pliers
El mecánico abrió su caja de herramientas y se dio cuenta que había olvidado las tenazas en el taller.The repairman opened his toolbox and realized that he had left his pliers at the workshop.
b. pair of pliers
El electricista utilizó una tenaza para cortar los cables.The electrician used a pair of pliers to cut the cables.
c. pincers
El herrero sujetaba el hierro al rojo vivo con unas tenazas.The smith held the red-hot piece of iron with some pincers.
a. pincer
En la playa, vi un cangrejo abriendo y cerrando sus tenazas.At the beach, I saw a crab opening and closing its pincers.
el anafe(
ah
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nah
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feh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary)
a. portable stove
Los campistas calentaron agua sobre un anafe.The campers boiled water on a portable stove.
