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"Dolly" is a form of "dolly", a noun which is often translated as "la muñequita". "Tarp" is a noun which is often translated as "la lona impermeable". Learn more about the difference between "tarp" and "dolly" below.
tarp(
tarp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la lona impermeable (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).
The painters put a tarp down while they painted the walls.Los pintores pusieron una lona impermeable mientras pintaban las paredes.
b. la lona (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'd better cover the boat with a tarp. It's supposed to rain.Más nos vale cubrir la barca con una lona. Se supone que va a llover.
dolly(
da
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li
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (doll)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la muñequita (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Emmie, do you want to play with your dolly?Emmie, ¿quieres jugar con tu muñequita?
a. la carretilla (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).
The movers started hauling furniture into the truck with dollies.Los señores de la mudanza empezaron a cargar muebles al camión con carretillas.
b. el diablito (M) (Mexico)
(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 Mexico
A couple of employees came out of the warehouse with the fridge on a dolly.Un par de empleados salieron del almacén con el refri en un diablito.
a. la plataforma rodante (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).
The grip attached the camera to the dolly and prepared for the first take.El operador fijó la cámara a la plataforma rodante e hizo preparativos para la primera toma.
4. (railroads)
a. la locomotora pequeña (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).
The train changed tracks with the help of a dolly.El tren cambió de vías con la ayuda de una locomotora pequeña.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (film)
a. hacer un travelling
The camera dollied back slowly to accentuate the isolation of the cabin at the foot of the mountain.La cámara hizo un travelling lento alejándose de la cabaña para acentuar su aislamiento al pie de la montaña.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. transportar usando una carretilla
When the isolated community was cut off by the flood, the inhabitants dollied any items they could save up to higher ground.Cuando la aislada comunidad quedó incomunicada por las inundaciones, los habitantes transportaron a un terreno más alto todo lo que pudieron salvar usando una carretilla.
