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"Smoothie" is a noun which is often translated as "el smoothie", and "juice" is a noun which is often translated as "el jugo". Learn more about the difference between "smoothie" and "juice" below.
smoothie(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (beverage)
a. el smoothie (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 to that little beach bar that has great smoothies.Vamos a ese chiringuito que tiene los smoothies buenísimos.
c. el licuado (M) (Central America) (Mexico) (River Plate)
(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).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
What did you have for breakfast? - A strawberry smoothie.¿Qué desayunaste? - Un licuado de fresa.
2. (colloquial) (charming person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el zalamero (M), la zalamera (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).
That salesman is a real smoothie. He could sell you your own shoes.Ese vendedor es un verdadero zalamero. Sería capaz de venderte tus propios zapatos.
juice(
jus
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el zumo (M) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
I make orange juice with oranges from my garden.Preparo zumo de naranja con naranjas de mi huerto.
2. (of meat)
3. (anatomy)
4. (colloquial) (gasoline)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la gasolina (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 car ran out of juice after 300 miles.El auto se quedó sin gasolina después de 300 millas.
b. la nafta (F) (River Plate)
(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).
There was no juice in the tank and no cash in our pockets.No nos quedaba nafta en el tanque ni plata en los bolsillos.
c. la bencina (F) (Chile)
(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).
Regionalism used in Chile
We need to put some juice in.Hay que echar bencina.
d. la gasofa (F) (slang) (Spain)
(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).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Spain
Hell, we're running out of juice!¡Mierda, nos estamos quedando sin gasofa!
5. (colloquial) (source of energy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la luz (F) (electricity)
(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).
There wasn't enough juice to run the generator.No había suficiente luz para hacer funcionar el generador.
b. la batería (F) (battery)
(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 cell phone run out of juice at a critical moment.Mi celular se quedó sin batería en un momento crítico.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
