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"Los cuartos" is a form of "cuarto", an adjective which is often translated as "fourth". "Las campanadas" is a form of "campanada", a noun which is often translated as "chime". Learn more about the difference between "los cuartos" and "las campanadas" below.
cuarto, el cuarto(
kwahr
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toh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. fourth
Entra al edificio y toma el ascensor al cuarto piso.Enter the building and take the elevator to the fourth floor.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
la campanada(
kahm
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pah
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nah
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dah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (sound)
b. peal (of a bell)
Las campanas sonaban con ensordecedoras campanadas.The bells rang out with a deafening peal.
c. stroke (of a clock)
Los fuegos artificiales de Nochevieja se prendieron al dar la campanada de medianoche.The New Year's Eve fireworks were set off at the stroke of midnight.
2. (colloquial) (scandal)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
