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"Plumber" is a form of "plumber", a noun which is often translated as "el fontanero". "Pipefitter" is a noun which is often translated as "el instalador de gas". Learn more about the difference between "pipefitter" and "plumber" below.
pipefitter(
payp
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fih
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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).
1. (profession)
a. el instalador de gas (M), la instaladora de gas (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).
Pipefitters are responsible for piping residential and commercial natural gas services.Los instaladores de gas son responsables de la instalación de cañerías para la provisión de servicios de gas natural residencial y comercial.
plumber(
pluhm
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uhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (profession)
a. el fontanero (M), la fontanera (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).
I'm going to call the plumber to have him fix the leak.Voy a llamar al fontanero para que arregle la fuga.
b. el plomero (M), la plomera (F) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The plumber came into the house with his tools.El plomero entró a la casa con sus herramientas.
c. el gasfitero (M), la gasfitera (F) (Chile) (Ecuador) (Peru)
(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).
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Peru
The plumber was working underneath the sink.El gasfitero estaba trabajando debajo del fregadero.
