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"National dish" is a noun which is often translated as "el plato nacional", and "slang" is a noun which is often translated as "la jerga". Learn more about the difference between "national dish" and "slang" below.
national dish(
nah
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shuh
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nuhl
dihsh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el plato nacional (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 national dish of Colombia is the bandeja paisa.El plato nacional de Colombia es la bandeja paisa.
slang(
slahng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (jargon)
a. la jerga (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).
You'll never catch me wearing a hoodie and trying to talk slang with teenagers.Nunca me verás con una sudadera y tratando de hablar con los adolescentes en su jerga.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (colloquial) (to abuse verbally)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. criticar
I hope we can have a civilized meeting without ending up slanging each other as usual.Espero que podamos tener una reunión civilizada sin acabar criticándonos como de costumbre.
b. poner por los suelos a (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I can't stand working for a boss who is constantly slanging his team.No soporto trabajar para un jefe que esté continuamente poniendo a su equipo por los suelos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. criticar
That was just an hour of slanging between the two parties rather than proper political debate.Eso fue más bien una hora de criticarse entre los dos partidos que un verdadero debate político.
