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"Pareada" is a form of "parear", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to pair up". "Adosada" is a form of "adosado", an adjective which is often translated as "attached". Learn more about the difference between "pareada" and "adosada" below.
parear(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (general)
a. to pair up
Para bailar tango primero hay que parear a los bailarines.In order to dance tango you have to pair up the dancers first.
adosado, el adosado(
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doh
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (adjoining)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. duplex (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Podemos oír a nuestros vecinos a través de la pared en nuestro adosado.We can hear our neighbors through the wall in our duplex.
b. semi-detached house
Vivimos en un pequeño adosado en una urbanización nueva.We live in a small semi-detached house in a new housing development.
