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"Sweetheart" is a noun which is often translated as "el cariño", and "angel" is a noun which is often translated as "el ángel". Learn more about the difference between "sweetheart" and "angel" below.
sweetheart(
swit
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hart
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el cariño
(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)
Sweetheart, can you pick up some milk on the way home?Cariño, ¿puedes comprar leche de camino a casa?
You have always been there for me. Thank you, sweetheart.Tú siempre has estado allí para mí. Gracias, cariño.
a. el novio
(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)
, la novia
(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)
They were sweethearts in high school.Fueron novios en la escuela secundaria.
b. el amor
(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)
She sent a letter to her sweetheart, a French soldier.Le mandó una carta a su amor, un soldado francés.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(nice person)
a. el cielo
(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)
Your grandma is a real sweetheart.Tu abuela es un cielo.
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angel(
eyn
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juhl
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el ángel
(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 angel announced to the women that Jesus was no longer in the tomb.El ángel anunció a las mujeres que Jesús ya no se encontraba en la tumba.
a. el ángel
(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)
My mother is an angel; she's always there for me.Mi madre es un ángel; siempre está cuando la necesito.
a. el inversionista
(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)
, la inversionista
(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)
If the company is going to survive, we need an angel to invest in it.Si la empresa va a sobrevivir, necesitamos un inversionista.
b. el productor
(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)
, la productora
(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)
(theater)
The angel invested all his money in the play.El productor invirtió todo su dinero en la obra.
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