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"Trolley" is a noun which is often translated as "el tranvía", and "shopping cart" is a noun which is often translated as "el carrito". Learn more about the difference between "trolley" and "shopping cart" below.
trolley(
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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. (transport)
a. el tranvía (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 rode around San Francisco on the iconic city trolley.Paseamos por San Francisco en el tranvía icónico de la ciudad.
a. el carrito (M) (food, drinks)
(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).
The maid brought a trolley with some refreshments for their guests.La criada trajo un carrito con un refrigerio para los invitados.
b. el carro (M) (at airport, in supermarket)
(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).
She had biscuits, crisps, and a box of tea in her trolley.Tenía unas galletas, unas papas de bolsa y una cajita de té en su carro.
3. (mining)
a. la vagoneta (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).
Indiana Jones went flying through the mine on the trolley.Indiana Jones fue volando por la mina en la vagoneta.
a. la camilla (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 nurses brought the patient back to his room on the trolley.Los enfermeros lo trajeron de vuelta a su habitación en la camilla.
5. (mechanics)
shopping cart(
shap
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kart
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el carrito (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).
Grab a shopping cart and let's get things for dinner.Agarra un carrito y busquemos las cosas para la cena.
b. el carrito de la compra (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).
It's always difficult to find a shopping cart that doesn't have at least one broken wheel.Siempre es difícil encontrar un carrito de la compra que no tenga por lo menos una rueda rota.
c. el carrito de compras (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).
My mom says I'm too big to sit in the shopping cart.Mi mamá dice que soy demasiado grande para sentarme en el carrito de compras.
