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"Plaid" is a noun which is often translated as "la tela escocesa", and "tartan" is a noun which is often translated as "el tartán". Learn more about the difference between "plaid" and "tartan" below.
plaid(
plahd
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la tela escocesa
(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).
(F)
I bought two yards of plaid to make a skirt.Compré dos yardas de tela escocesa para hacer una falda.
b. la tela a cuadros
(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).
(F)
I prefer the red plaid to the green.Me gusta más la tela a cuadros roja que la verde.
a. el tartán
(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).
(M)
Everyone was wearing plaid on January 25 in honor of Scottish poet Robert Burns.Todos llevaban tartán el 25 de enero en honor del poeta escocés Robert Burns.
a. la manta escocesa
(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).
(F)
Have you ever seen a Scotsman in a kilt with a plaid draped over his shoulder?¿Alguna vez has visto a un escocés con su falda y con la manta escocesa sobre el hombro?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. escocés
I like your plaid shirt. Where did you buy it?Me gusta tu camisa escocesa. ¿Dónde la compraste?
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tartan(
tar
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dihn
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el tartán
(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).
(M)
The jacket's liner is a beautiful tartan that gives it just a pop of color.El forro de la chaqueta es un hermoso tartán que le da un toquecito de color.
b. la tela escocesa
(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).
(F)
This tartan is perfect for a kilt.Esta tela escocesa es perfecta para un kilt.
a. el tartán
(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).
(M)
Bruce is wearing the tartan of his clan in the photo.Bruce viste el tartán de su clan en la foto.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. escocés
My brother bought me a tartan scarf when he was in London.Mi hermano me compró una bufanda escocesa cuando estuvo en Londres.
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