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"Sweater" is a noun which is often translated as "el suéter", and "pullover" is a noun which is also often translated as "el suéter". Learn more about the difference between "sweater" and "pullover" below.
sweater(
sweh
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
a. el suéter (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).
My wool sweater shrunk in the washing machine.Mi suéter de lana se encogió en la lavadora.
Put on your sweater. It's cold outside.Ponte el suéter que hace frío afuera.
b. el pulóver (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).
I bought this wool sweater yesterday.Me compré este pulóver de lana ayer.
pullover(
puh
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lo
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vuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
b. el pulóver (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).
You should take a pullover with you. It's not very warm out.Deberías llevarte un pulóver. No hace mucho calor fuera.
c. el jersey (M) (Southern Cone) (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
What a lovely pullover! Is it hand-knitted?¡Qué preciosidad de jersey! ¿Está tejido a mano?
d. la chompa (F) (South America)
(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 South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
I've pulled a thread in my new pullover.Me he enganchado la chompa nueva.
e. el buzo (M) (Colombia) (Southern Cone)
(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 Colombia
Do you think this pullover goes with these pants?¿Crees que este buzo combina con este pantalón?
f. la chomba (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
Pack a couple of pullovers; the weather might turn cooler at this time of the year.Pon un par de chombas en la valija; el tiempo podría refrescar en esta época del año.
