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"Potting" is a form of "pot", a noun which is often translated as "la olla". "Sealing" is a form of "sealing", a noun which is often translated as "la caza de focas". Learn more about the difference between "potting" and "sealing" below.
pot(
pat
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
b. la cacerola (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).
They cooked the tomato sauce in a pot.Hicieron la salsa de tomate en una cacerola.
b. la cafetera (F) (for coffee)
(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).
They received a new coffee pot as a wedding gift.Recibieron una cafetera nueva como regalo de boda.
b. el tarro (M) (for jam) (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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We usually store the pots of jam in the refrigerator.Usualmente almacenamos los tarros de mermelada en el refrigerador.
b. el tiesto (M) (Southern Cone)
(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).
My grandma always has a pot of flowers on the kitchen table.Mi abuela siempre tiene un tiesto de flores en la mesa de la cocina.
5. (marijuana)
c. el pasto (M) (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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The cop accused him of having been smoking pot.El policía lo acusó de haber estado fumando pasto.
a. la bacinilla (F) (chamber pot)
(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).
Has she learned to use the pot yet?¿Ya aprendió a usar la bacinilla?
b. el retrete (M) (toilet bowl)
(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).
Is Jimmy still sitting on the pot?¿Jimmy sigue todavía en el retrete?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (to plant)
sealing(
si
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lihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la caza de focas (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).
In the United States, sealing was banned in 1972.En los Estados Unidos, la caza de focas se prohibió en 1972.
2. (blocking)
a. el cierre (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).
The sealing of the highway is due to an accident a few miles ahead.El cierre de la carretera es debido a un accidente unos kilómetros más adelante.
a. el precintado (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).
I used the wax from a candle for the sealing of the envelope.Usé cera de una vela para el precintado del sobre.
