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"Matt" is a proper noun which is often translated as "Mate", and "glossy" is an adjective which is often translated as "brillante". Learn more about the difference between "Matt" and "glossy" below.
Matt(
maht
)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
glossy(
gla
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si
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (shiny)
a. brillante
Michelle was riding a beautiful horse with a glossy black coat.Michelle montaba un caballo precioso de pelaje negro brillante.
b. lustroso
My sister uses a special oil to make her hair look glossy.Mi hermana usa un aceite especial para dejar su pelo lustroso.
c. con brillo
She printed six copies of the photo on glossy paper.Imprimió seis copias de la foto en papel con brillo.
d. cuché (paper for magazines)
Many fashion magazines and gossip magazines are printed on glossy paper.Muchas revistas de moda y de cotilleo se imprimen en papel cuché.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la revista ilustrada (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).
Jane bought a couple of glossies to catch up on all the celebrity gossip.Jane compró un par de revistas ilustradas para ponerse al día de todo el cotilleo de los famosos.
3. (photograph)
a. la foto (F) (printed on shiny paper)
(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).
He showed me a glossy of a young woman and asked me if I knew her.Me enseñó la foto de una joven y me preguntó si la conocía.
