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"Stomp" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "pisar", and "stamp" is a noun which is often translated as "el sello". Learn more about the difference between "stomp" and "stamp" below.
stomp(
stamp
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. pisar
Julio stomped the cockroach but it didn't die.Julio pisó la cucaracha pero no se murió.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. pisar fuerte
I could hear someone stomping up the stairs.Oía que alguien subía las escaleras pisando fuerte.
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stamp(
stahmp
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el sello
(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).
(M)
The letter needs a stamp to arrive at its destination.La carta necesita un sello para llegar a su destino.
b. la estampilla
(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).
(F)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
You can buy stamps at the post office.Puedes comprar estampillas en la oficina de correos.
c. el timbre
(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).
(M)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
I have sent so many letters lately that I need to buy more stamps.He mandado tantas cartas últimamente que necesito comprar más timbres.
a. el sello
(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).
(M)
The teacher has a happy face stamp for the children's good work.La maestra tiene un sello de carita feliz para cuando los niños hacen un buen trabajo.
b. el tampón
(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).
(M)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
They used a stamp to date the documents.Fechaban los documentos con un tampón.
a. el sello
(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).
(M)
There are only a few stamps in my passport.Solo hay unos cuantos sellos en mi pasaporte.
a. el sello característico
(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).
(M)
That movie has the director's aesthetic stamp all over it.Esa película está repleta del sello característico estético del director.
a. la pisada fuerte
(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).
(F)
You could hear her angry stamps up the stairs throughout the house.Sus pisadas fuertes subiendo enfadada la escalera se escuchaban por toda la casa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. sellar
They stamped my passport when I entered the country.Sellaron mi pasaporte cuando entré al país.
b. estampillar
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
My high-school certificate needs to be stamped.Necesito que estampillen mi diploma de secundaria.
a. grabar
Her kindness is stamped forever on my mind.Su gentileza ha quedado grabada para siempre en mi memoria.
a. patear
The kids were happy marching and stamping their feet.Los niños estaban contentos marchando y pateando en el suelo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. dar zancadas
He stamped out of the room.Salió de la habitación dando zancadas.
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