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"Text" is a noun which is often translated as "el texto", and "name" is a noun which is often translated as "el nombre". Learn more about the difference between "text" and "name" below.
text(
tehkst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el mensaje de texto (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).
Send me a text as soon as you arrive.Mándame un mensaje de texto en cuanto llegues.
3. (textbook)
a. el libro de texto (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).
We have to read to page 120 of the text this weekend.Este fin de semana tenemos que leer hasta la página 120 del libro de texto.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. enviar mensajes de texto
I prefer texting to emailing.Prefiero enviar mensajes de texto que emails.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. enviar mensajes de texto a
My children have been texting their friends abroad.Mis hijos han estado enviando mensajes de texto a sus amigos en el extranjero.
name(
neym
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (forename)
2. (surname)
a. el apellido (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).
Gonzalez is a very common name in Latin America.González es un apellido muy común en Latinoamérica.
3. (reputation)
b. la reputación (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).
Maintaining the dignity of my family's name is all that matters to me.Lo único que me importa es mantener la dignidad de la reputación de mi familia.
4. (person)
a. la figura (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).
All of the biggest names in fashion are going to be at the show.Todas las más importantes figuras de la moda van a estar en la presentación.
5. (insult)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ben came home from school in tears because people had been calling him names.Ben regresó a casa llorando porque le habían estado insultando.
Mom, they always make fun of me and call me names.Mamá, siempre se burlan de mí y me insultan.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (to mention)
8. (to appoint)
a. nombrar
Can you name the three largest cities in Delaware?¿Puedes nombrar las tres ciudades más grandes en Delaware?
