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"Pirate" is a noun which is often translated as "el/la pirata", and "smuggler" is a noun which is often translated as "el/la contrabandista". Learn more about the difference between "pirate" and "smuggler" below.
pirate(
pay
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riht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (corsair)
a. el pirata (M), la pirata (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).
These coasts used to be swarming with pirates a few centuries ago.Hace unos siglos estas costas solían estar llenas de piratas.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. pirata
A diver had found a pirate ship sunk beneath the ocean.Un buzo había encontrado un barco pirata hundido en el océano.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. piratear
Five people were arrested for selling pirated video games.Cinco personas fueron detenidas por vender videojuegos pirateados.
smuggler(
smuhg
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luhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el contrabandista (M), la contrabandista (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).
The Coast Guard intercepted the smugglers with a large shipment of illegal firearms.La Guardia Costera interceptó a los contrabandistas con una carga de armas de fuego ilegales.
b. el traficante (M), la traficante (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).
Some smugglers had been bringing illegal drugs into the country through a tunnel.Algunos traficantes habían estado introduciendo drogas ilegales al país a través de un túnel.
