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"Seam" is a noun which is often translated as "la costura", and "sewing" is a noun which is also often translated as "la costura". Learn more about the difference between "seam" and "sewing" below.
seam(
sim
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (stitches)
a. la costura (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).
The shirt tore along the seam, so it will be fairly easy to repair.La camisa se rompió a lo largo de la costura, y será muy fácil de arreglar.
a. la juntura (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).
Hank welded the seam that held the two sheets of metal together.Hank soldó la juntura que unía las dos láminas de metal.
3. (geology)
a. la veta (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).
The top layers of earth needed to be excavated to reach the coal seam.Las capas superiores de tierra tuvieron que ser excavadas para alcanzar la veta de carbón.
b. el filón (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 discovery of a seam of copper on the property increased its value enormously.El descubrimiento de un filón de cobre en el terreno aumentó su valor enormemente.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. coser
Lastly, the tailor seamed the hem of the shirt.Por último, el sastre cosió el dobladillo de la camisa.
sewing(
so
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ihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (activity)
a. la costura (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).
Sewing has always been a passion of mine, so I decided to start making my own clothes.La costura siempre fue una pasión mía, así que decidí empezar a hacer mi propia ropa.
a. la costura (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).
He picked up his sewing and started stitching the hem.Tomó su costura y empezó a coser el dobladillo.
