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"Pub" is a form of "pub", a noun which is often translated as "el pub". "Club" is a noun which is often translated as "el club". Learn more about the difference between "pub" and "club" below.
pub(
puhb
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (colloquial) (to go to pubs) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. ir de bares
Jim's happy just to go pubbing and clubbing for his stag night.Jim se comforma con ir de bares y discotecas para su despedida de soltero.
club(
kluhb
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (nightclub)
a. la discoteca (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).
We stayed at the Spanish club until six in the morning!¡Nos quedamos en la discoteca española hasta las seis de la mañana!
c. el antro (M) (Honduras) (Mexico) (South 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 Honduras
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
I want to go to that chill club that doesn't charge a cover.Quiero ir a ese antro tranquilo que no cobra para entrar.
3. (weapon)
a. el garrote (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).
He used a club to break the window.Utilizó un garrote para romper la ventana.
4. (sports)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. aporrear
In some communities, people still club animals to death to keep numbers down.En algunas comunidades, la gente todavía aporrea los animales hasta la muerte para controlar las cantidades.
c. pegarle a
When I walked by, they were clubbing the poor animal.Cuando pasé, estaban pegándole al pobre animal.
clubs
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. tréboles
The ace of clubs is worth more than the two of hearts, so I've won the hand.El as de tréboles vale más que el dos de corazones, así que he ganado la partida.
