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"Mats" is a form of "mat", a noun which is often translated as "la alfombrilla". "Eves" is a form of "eve", a noun which is often translated as "la víspera". Learn more about the difference between "mats" and "eves" below.
mat(
maht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (furnishing)
a. la alfombrilla (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).
Look at this mat with all the beautiful colors.Mira esta alfombrilla con todos los colores bonitos.
c. la esterilla (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).
This mat will go well next to the bed in my room.Esta esterilla irá bien al lado de la cama en mi habitación.
d. el tapete (M) (Colombia) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Mexico
She was brushing her teeth on the mat in the bathroom.Se cepillaba los dientes en el tapete en el baño.
e. el felpudo (M) (for a door)
(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).
She took off her boots on the mat and closed the door.Se quitó las botas en el felpudo y cerró la puerta.
2. (place mat)
a. el mantel individual (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).
He put down a mat and the silverware for each guest.Puso un mantel individual y los cubiertos para cada invitado.
b. el salvamanteles (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).
The serving dish was in the middle of the table on a blue mat.La fuente estaba en el centro de la mesa sobre un salvamanteles azul.
c. el posafuentes (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).
You burned the mat when you put the coffee pot on it!¡Quemaste el posafuentes cuando le pusiste la cafetera encima!
a. la colchoneta (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).
She sat down on the mat to do some sit-ups.Se sentó en la colchoneta para hacer unos abdominales.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. enmarañarse
After three weeks without showering, your hair will begin to mat.Después de tres semanas sin duchar, tu cabello empezará a enmarañarse.
eve(
iv
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (day before)
a. la víspera (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).
We celebrated with friends on New Year's Eve.Celebramos con amigos en la víspera del Año Nuevo.
a. la víspera (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).
There was a lot of tension on the eve of the war.Había mucha tensión en víspera de la guerra.
3. (literary) (time of day)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. el crepúsculo (M) (literary) (evening)
(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).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
We set out in the snow on a cold winter's eve.En un frío crepúsculo de invierno, emprendimos la marcha en la nieve.
