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"Raft" is a noun which is often translated as "la balsa", and "small boat" is a phrase which is often translated as "barco pequeño". Learn more about the difference between "raft" and "small boat" below.
raft(
rahft
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la balsa (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 children built a raft on vacation to row around in on the river.Los niños construyeron una balsa en las vacaciones para remar por el río.
2. (informal) (large amount)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. el montón (M) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The president got a raft of criticism for his decision to send troops to the conflict zone.El presidente recibió un montón de críticas por su decisión de enviar tropas a la zona de conflicto.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
small boat(
smal
bot
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (nautical)
a. barco pequeño
We have a small boat that we moor in the harbor.Tenemos un barco pequeño que amarramos en el puerto.
b. barca
Patsy climbed out of the small boat and stepped onto the beach.Patsy salió de la barca y bajó a la playa.
