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"Send-off" is a noun which is often translated as "la despedida", and "send" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "enviar". Learn more about the difference between "send-off" and "send" below.
send-off(
sehnd
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af
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la despedida (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).
My roommate is moving to France, so we're giving him a send-off tonight.Mi compañero de apartamento se muda a Francia, así que vamos a hacerle una despedida esta noche.
send(
sehnd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
