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"Manure" is a noun which is often translated as "el abono", and "brush" is a noun which is often translated as "el cepillo". Learn more about the difference between "manure" and "brush" below.
manure(
muh
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nu
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uhr
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el abono
(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).
(M)
Fred spread manure over his garden.Fred esparció abono por su jardín.
b. el estiércol
(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).
(M)
Kirk shoveled manure from the corral into a wheelbarrow.Kirk paleó el estiércol del corral a una carretilla.
c. el fertilizante
(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).
(M)
We added some manure to the soil this year and the crops are much bigger.Agregamos fertilizante a la tierra este año y los cultivos son mucho más abundantes.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. abonar
The farmer manures the field early, before the sun comes up, in order to keep the odor down.El granjero abona el campo temprano, antes de que salga el sol, con el fin de minimizar el olor.
b. estercolar
I'm going to manure the greenhouse.Voy a estercolar el invernadero.
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brush(
bruhsh
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el cepillo
(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).
(M)
I need a round brush for my hair.Necesito un cepillo redondo para mi cabello.
a. el cepillo
(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).
(M)
Use the brush to remove the dirt from your blanket.Usa el cepillo para quitar la suciedad de tu manta.
a. la brocha
(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).
(F)
I need a large brush to paint the fence.Necesito una brocha grande para pintar la valla.
b. el pincel
(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).
(M)
Owning Picasso's brushes and paint does not make you an artist.Tener las pinturas y los pinceles de Picasso no te convierte en artista.
a. la maleza
(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).
(F)
We need to clear this brush before we can plant the flowers.Necesitamos quitar esta maleza antes de que podamos sembrar las flores.
a. la broza
(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).
(F)
Let's go into the wood to collect some brush for the fire.Vamos al bosque a recoger algo de broza para la fogata.
a. el roce
(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).
(M)
He still remembered the brush of her fingers on his arm.Todavía recordaba el roce de sus dedos en su brazo.
a. el roce
(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).
(M)
That car accident was his first brush with death.Ese accidente automovilístico fue su primer roce con la muerte.
a. el cepillado
(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).
(M)
The horse is always happy after a good brush.El caballo siempre está feliz después de un buen cepillado.
a. la cola
(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).
(F)
The fox had a lovely red brush.El zorro tenía una preciosa cola roja.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. cepillar
Melissa brushes her daughter's hair every morning.Melissa le cepilla el pelo a su hija todas las mañanas.
b. cepillarse (pronominal use)
Go brush your teeth.Ve a cepillarte los dientes.
a. rozar
He brushed her cheek with his lips.Él rozó su mejilla con sus labios.
a. sacudir
I am always having to brush the dandruff off of my shoulders.Siempre tengo que estar sacudiéndome la caspa de los hombros.
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