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"Slippers" is a form of "slipper", a noun which is often translated as "la pantufla". Learn more about "slipper" below.
slipper(
slih
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puhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la pantufla (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).
I took my shoes off and put on slippers.Me quité los zapatos y me puse pantuflas.
b. la zapatilla (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 kids gave me some new slippers for my birthday.Los niños me regalaron unas zapatillas nuevas por mi cumpleaños.
2. (dance)
a. la zapatilla (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).
All the dancers were wearing black dancing slippers.Todos los bailarines llevaban zapatillas de baile negras.
