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"Nut" is a form of "nut", a noun which is often translated as "la nuez". "Sledgehammer" is a noun which is often translated as "el mazo". Learn more about the difference between "nut" and "sledgehammer" below.
nut(
nuht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (food)
b. el fruto seco (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).
It's very common to have an allergy to nuts.La alergia a los frutos secos es muy común.
3. (colloquial) (follower)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el fan (M), la fan (F)
(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).
(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).
My father has always been a soccer nut.Mi padre siempre ha sido un fan del fútbol.
b. el fanático (M), la fanática (F)
(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).
(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's a nut when it comes to baseball.Ella es una fanática del béisbol.
4. (colloquial) (crazy person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el loco (M), la loca (F)
(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).
(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 drives like a nut.Maneja como un loco.
b. el chiflado (M), la chiflada (F) (colloquial)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Your ex-boyfriend was a total nut.Tu ex-novio era un verdadero chiflado.
5. (colloquial) (head)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el coco (M) (colloquial)
(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 that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
You've got to start using your nut or you'll fail out of that class.Tienes que empezar a usar el coco o suspenderás el curso.
6. (music)
a. la cejuela (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).
I need to buy a new nut for my acoustic guitar.Necesito comprar una cejuela para mi guitarra acústica.
b. la cejilla (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 nut is not glued to the neck of the guitar.La cejilla no está encolada al mástil de la guitarra.
sledgehammer(
slehj
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hah
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muhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (tool)
a. el mazo (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).
Some people used sledgehammers to tear down portions of the wall.Algunas personas usaron mazos para tirar abajo partes del muro.
The workers drove the stakes for the tent into the ground by hitting them with sledgehammers.Los trabajadores clavaron las estacas de la carpa en el suelo golpeándolas con mazos.
b. la almádena (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).
Luis knocked the fire hydrant open with a sledgehammer.Luís abrió el hidrante para incendios con un golpe de la almádena.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. dar mazazos a
The workers were sledgehammering the brick wall to clear the way for the extension.Los obreros estaban dando mazazos a la pared de ladrillo para despejar el espacio y poder hacer la ampliación.
