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"Manure" is a noun which is often translated as "el abono", and "peat" is a noun which is often translated as "la turba". Learn more about the difference between "manure" and "peat" 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).
b. el estiércol (M)
(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).
Kirk shoveled manure from the corral into a wheelbarrow.Kirk paleó el estiércol del corral a una carretilla.
c. el fertilizante (M)
(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).
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.).
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.
peat(
pit
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
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a. la turba (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).
The body was in such good condition after centuries because the peat had preserved it.El cadáver estaba en tan buenas condiciones después de siglos porque la turba lo había conservado.
