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"Raise money" is a phrase which is often translated as "recaudar fondos", and "swim" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "nadar". Learn more about the difference between "raise money" and "swim" below.
raise money(
reyz
muh
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ni
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. recaudar fondos
We're selling cookies to raise money for our youth group.Estamos vendiendo galletas para recaudar fondos para nuestro grupo de jóvenes.
b. recaudar dinero
The rapper is having a special concert to raise money for victims of the hurricane.El rapero está dando un concierto especial para recaudar dinero para las víctimas del huracán.
swim(
swihm
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. dar vueltas
I was so tired the words on the page swam before my eyes.Estaba tan cansado que las palabras en la página daban vueltas ante mis ojos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. cruzar a nado
She's going to try to swim the Strait of Gibraltar.Ella va a intentar cruzar el estrecho de Gibraltar a nado.
b. nadar
I dare you to swim even one length of the pool.Te reto a nadar aunque sea un largo de la piscina.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el baño (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).
They went for a swim in Ik Kil, a natural sinkhole in the Mayan Riviera.Se dieron un baño en Ik Kil, un cenote en la Riviera Maya.
b. el chapuzón (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).
Let's go for a swim before dinner.Vamos a darnos un chapuzón antes de cenar.
