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"Stove" is a noun which is often translated as "la cocina", and "dresser" is a noun which is often translated as "el tocador". Learn more about the difference between "stove" and "dresser" below.
stove(
stov
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el fogón (M) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America)
(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 the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Can you add more wood to the stove?¿Puedes ponerle más madera al fogón?
c. la estufa (F) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Mexico)
(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 the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Mexico
Be careful with the stove; it's hot.Cuidado con la estufa, que está caliente.
2. (heater)
a. la estufa (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).
We have an old-fashioned stove which heats the cottage very efficiently.Tenemos una estufa que calienta la casita de campo de manera muy eficaz.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. cocer
All that remains is to stove the pots before they are ready to be transported.Lo único que falta es cocer los tiestos antes de que estén listos para ser transportados.
a. cultivar en invernadero
Tropical plants need stoving in this climate.Las plantas tropicales necesitan ser cultivadas en invernadero en este clima.
dresser(
dreh
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suhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tocador (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).
Rose keeps all her makeup in her dresser.Rose guarda todos sus maquillajes en el tocador.
b. la cajonera (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've got all my summer clothes in the dresser.Tengo toda la ropa de verano en la cajonera.
a. el aparador (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 dresser is full of cups we never use.El aparador está lleno de tazas que no usamos nunca.
4. (theater)
a. el ayudante de camerino (M), la ayudante de camerino (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).
The dresser was helping the actors change their clothes.El ayudante de camerino ayudaba a los actores a cambiarse de ropa.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I saw so many snappy dressers on the streets of New York.Vi a mucha gente vestida con elegancia en las calles de Nueva York.
Robin's a stylish dresser; she always wears high heels and a suit.Robin se viste con mucho estilo; siempre lleva tacones y un traje.
