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"Lodo" is a noun which is often translated as "mud", and "piedra" is a noun which is often translated as "stone". Learn more about the difference between "lodo" and "piedra" below.
el lodo(
loh
-
doh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (wet earth)
a. mud
Estaba corriendo cuando me resbalé y me caí en el lodo.I was running when I slipped and fell in the mud.
b. mire
El caballo empezó a hundirse en el lodo del pantano.The horse began to sink into the mire of the swamp.
c. sludge
Encontraron un depósito de lodo al fondo de la piscina cuando la vaciaron.They found a build up of sludge at the bottom of the pool when they emptied it.
la piedra(
pyeh
-
drah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (piece)
b. rock (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
La playa a la que fuimos estaba llena de piedras.The beach we went to was full of rocks.
3. (medicine)
a. flint
La piedra del mechero está bien pero falta fluido.The flint of the lighter is fine but there's no fluid.
