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"Meter" is a noun which is often translated as "el metro", and "scare" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "asustar". Learn more about the difference between "meter" and "scare" below.
meter(
mi
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (device)
a. el contador (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 electricity meter at our house is broken.El contador eléctrico de nuestra casa está roto.
b. el medidor (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).
Did the guy already come to read the gas meter?¿Ya vino el tipo para leer el medidor de gas?
3. (parking)
a. el parquímetro (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 had to leave the concert three times to pay the meter.Tuvo que salir del concierto tres veces para pagar el parquímetro.
4. (literature)
a. la métrica (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).
Robert Frost is a master of poetic meter.Robert Frost es un maestro de la métrica poética.
scare(
skehr
)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 noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (fright)
a. el susto (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).
Monica had a scare when the fireworks suddenly exploded.Mónica se llevó un susto cuando de repente explotaron los fuegos artificiales.
