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"Pimple" is a noun which is often translated as "el grano", and "zit" is a noun which is also often translated as "el grano". Learn more about the difference between "pimple" and "zit" below.
pimple(
pihm
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puhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (medicine)
a. el grano (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).
Stephanie was distraught because a pimple appeared on her nose on the day of her class portrait.Stephanie estaba angustiada porque le apareció un grano en la nariz el día del retrato de la clase.
b. la espinilla (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).
Every time I eat chocolate, I get pimples.Cada vez que como chocolate, me salen espinillas.
c. el barro (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).
When I was a teenager, I had many pimples, like you. They went away later on.Cuando yo era adolescente, tenía muchos barros, como tú. Luego desaparecieron.
d. el barrillo (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).
What beautiful skin! You don't have a single pimple!¡Qué piel tan bonita! ¡No tienes ni un barrillo!
e. la pepa (F) (Venezuela)
(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).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
If you pop your pimple, you'll get a scar on your skin.Si te revientas la pepa, te quedará una marca en la piel.
zit(
ziht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. la espinilla (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).
My mom bought me some cream to get rid of my zits.Mi madre me compró una crema para quitarme las espinillas.
d. el barrillo (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).
Her nose was covered with zits.Tenía la nariz llena de barrillos.
