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"Tweeting" is a form of "tweet", an intransitive verb which is often translated as "piar". "Smartphone" is a noun which is often translated as "el teléfono inteligente". Learn more about the difference between "tweeting" and "smartphone" below.
tweet(
twit
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to chirp)
a. piar
When I awoke, I was lying in a soft bed, and I could hear birds tweeting out the window.Cuando me desperté, estaba acostada en una cama blanda y podía oír a los pájaros piando por la ventana.
b. trinar
It was early morning. Birds were tweeting in the trees.Era temprano por la mañana. Los pájaros trinaban en los árboles.
2. (computing)
a. tuitear
I hate how she can't do a thing without tweeting about it.Detesto que no pueda hacer nada sin tuitear sobre ello.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (computing)
a. tuitear
She was banned for tweeting comments that incite hatred.Fue suspendida por tuitear comentarios que incitan al odio.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (computing)
a. el tuit (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).
John is totally obsessed with himself, but he doesn't realize that nobody is reading his tweets.John es un ególatra total, pero no se da cuenta de que nadie lee sus tuits.
5. (bird noise)
a. el pío pío (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).
The bird landed on the feeder and let out a tweet.El pájaro aterrizó en el comedero y dejó escapar un pío.
d. el gorjeo (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 could hear the tweets of the birds in the cages as we walked down La Rambla.Oíamos los gorjeos de las aves en las jaulas mientras caminábamos por La Rambla.
smartphone(
smart
-
fon
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el teléfono inteligente (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).
If you accept this position, you will need a smartphone. You will be expected to answer emails after work hours.Si usted acepta el trabajo, necesitará un teléfono inteligente. Se espera que conteste correos electrónicos después de las horas de trabajo.
b. el smartphone (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).
How can you get lost when you have a smartphone?¿Cómo puedes perderte cuando tienes un smartphone?
