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"Punk" is a noun which is often translated as "el punk", and "thug" is a noun which is often translated as "el matón". Learn more about the difference between "punk" and "thug" below.
punk(
puhngk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el punk (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).
Punk began as a rejection of the prevailing rock music of the 1970s.El punk comenzó como un rechazo de la música rock predominante de los setenta.
a. el gamberro (M), la gamberra (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).
Somebody needs to teach that punk a lesson.Alguien tiene que enseñarle a ese gamberro una lección.
b. el vándalo (M), la vándala (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).
There are some punks in our neighborhood that are always causing trouble.Hay unos vándalos en nuestro barrio que siempre están causando problemas.
a. el principiante (M), la principiante (F) (especially masculine)
(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).
Give him some time. He's just a punk; I'm confident he'll learn soon.Dale tiempo. Es apenas un principiante; estoy segura de que pronto aprenderá.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
thug(
thuhg
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el matón (M), la matona (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).
If we don't pay up, he'll send his thugs around to beat us up.Si no pagamos, va a mandar a sus matones a darnos una paliza.
2. (boor)
a. el bruto (M), la bruta (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).
He's the most obnoxious, bad-tempered thug I've ever met.Es el bruto más detestable y malhumorado que jamás he conocido.
