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"Twister" is a noun which is often translated as "el tornado", and "tornado" is a noun which is also often translated as "el tornado". Learn more about the difference between "twister" and "tornado" below.
twister()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (tornado)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el tornado
(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).
(M)
We've had twisters on the Plains for four consecutive days now.Hemos tenido tornados en la llanura por cuatro dias consecutivos ya.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(swindler)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el estafador
(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).
(M)
, la estafadora
(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).
(F)
He's a nasty little twister. Don't believe a word he says.Es un estafador asqueroso. No le creas ni una palabra.
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tornado()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el tornado
(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).
(M)
A tornado damaged several empty houses nearby.Un tornado dañó varias casas desocupadas en las cercanías.
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