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"Vástago" is a noun which is often translated as "offspring", and "tirante" is a noun which is often translated as "strap". Learn more about the difference between "vástago" and "tirante" below.
el vástago(
bahs
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tah
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goh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (formal) (child)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. offspring
La actriz venezolana y el cantante portorriqueño anunciaron el nacimiento de su segundo vástago.The Venezuelan actress and the Puerto Rican singer announced the birth of their second offspring.
b. descendant
El anciano reunió a sus vástagos para comunicarles su decisión de vender sus propiedades.The elderly man gathered his descendants to let them know his decision to sell his properties.
c. scion (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
El joven Eduardo recibía la educación que se esperaba de un vástago del rey.Young Eduardo received the kind of education expected for a scion of the king.
2. (botany)
a. shoot
Las plantas de fresas producen vástagos durante casi todo el año.Strawberry plants produce shoots almost throughout the year.
3. (stem of a banana tree) (Andes) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
4. (mechanics)
a. rod
El grifo de la ducha goteaba y tuve que cambiar el vástago.The shower faucet leaked so I had to change the rod.
el tirante(
tee
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rahn
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (clothing)
a. strap
Me gusta usar corpiños que tienen tirantes transparentes.I like wearing bras that have transparent straps.
b. shoulder strap
Uno de los tirantes de mi camisola se cortó.One of the shoulder straps of my camisole snapped.
a. brace
Los arquitectos decidieron usar tirantes como refuerzo.The architects decided to use braces as a reinforcement.
b. crosspiece
El tirante de madera cedió y las paredes se desplomaron.The wooden crosspiece broke and the walls collapsed.
c. strut
Instalamos un tirante para resistir la compresión longitudinal.We installed a strut to resist longitudinal compression.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (uneasy)
a. tense
Cuando entré al cuarto, todos estaban callados y había una atmósfera tirante.When I entered the room, everybody was quiet and the atmosphere was tense.
b. strained
Noté que su relación era tirante, pero nunca imaginé que se divorciarían.I felt their relationship was strained, but never imagined they would divorce.
los tirantes
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
5. (clothing)
a. suspenders (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Por qué tienes puesto el cinturón si tienes tirantes?Why are you wearing a belt if you're wearing suspenders?
b. braces (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Me compré tirantes que combinan con la corbata.I bought braces that match with my tie.
