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"Reed" is a noun which is often translated as "el junco", and "red" is a noun which is often translated as "el rojo". Learn more about the difference between "reed" and "red" below.
reed(
rid
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
a. el junco (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).
Have you ever wondered how reeds bend with the wind without breaking?¿Alguna vez te preguntaste cómo es que los juncos se doblan con el viento sin quebrarse?
b. la caña (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 didn't have fishing lines, so we tried using reeds to catch the fish in the lake.No teníamos sedales, así que tratamos de pescar los peces del lago con cañas.
a. la lengüeta (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).
Because of the humidity, the reeds in my oboe kept breaking.Por culpa de la humedad, las lengüetas del oboe se rompían continuamente.
a. el instrumento de lengüeta (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).
Clarinets and saxophones are reeds.Los clarinetes y los saxofones son instrumentos de lengüeta.
b. el caramillo (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).
We heard the music from the shepherd's reed from across the pasture.Oímos la música del caramillo del pastor desde el otro lado del pasto.
red(
rehd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (color)
b. el colorado (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).
Red is a primary color, together with blue and yellow.El colorado es un color primario, junto con el azul y el amarillo.
2. (pejorative) (politics)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
b. el comunista (M), la comunista (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).
Those are a bunch of Reds! - I don't think so. They're activists fighting for social justice.¡Esos son un grupo de comunistas! - No me parece. Son activistas que luchan por la justicia social.
3. (red wine)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (color)
5. (flushed)
a. colorado
She turned red and asked me if I could help her.Se puso colorada y me preguntó si podía ayudarla.
6. (pejorative) (politics)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. rojo
He wants to promote red ideals and fight capitalism.Quiere promover ideales rojos y combatir el capitalismo.
b. comunista
My grandfather says my ideas are Red because I want everyone to be better off.Mi abuelo dice que tengo ideas comunistas porque quiero que todo el mundo esté mejor económicamente.
