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"Sweetie" is a noun which is often translated as "el encanto", and "Hun" is a proper noun which is often translated as "el huno". Learn more about the difference between "sweetie" and "Hun" below.
sweetie(
swi
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di
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (sweetie pie)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el encanto (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).
Ariadna always helps. - Yeah, she's a real sweetie.Ariadna siempre ayuda. - Sí, es un verdadero encanto.
2. (colloquial) (term of endearment)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
3. (colloquial) (culinary) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la golosina (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).
Can I have a sweetie, please?¿Me das una golosina, por favor?
b. el caramelo (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 some sweeties from the corner shop.Compré algunos caramelos de la tienda de la esquina.
Hun(
huhn
)A proper noun refers to the name of a person, place, or thing.
a. el huno (M), la huna (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 Huns made the Romans pay tribute in the 5th century.Los hunos obligaron a los romanos a pagarles tributo en el siglo V.
2. (old-fashioned) (pejorative) (person from Germany)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. el alemán (M), la alemana (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).
Fred was eager to go help the Tommies fight the Huns in the First World War.Fred estaba ansioso por ir a ayudar a los soldados ingleses a luchar contra los alemanes en la Primera Guerra Mundial.
