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"Venom" is a noun which is often translated as "el veneno", and "kingpin" is a noun which is often translated as "el cerebro". Learn more about the difference between "venom" and "kingpin" below.
venom(
veh
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nuhm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (biology)
a. el veneno (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 venom of an asp is thought to have brought about Cleopatra's death.Se piensa que el veneno de un áspid provocó la muerte de Cleopatra.
b. la ponzoña (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 scorpion's venom can be extremely dangerous for children.La ponzoña del alacrán puede ser sumamente peligrosa para los niños.
2. (figurative) (malice)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el veneno (M) (figurative)
(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 phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
The critics tore into the young novelist's book with merciless venom.Los críticos atacaron el libro del joven novelista con un veneno despiadado.
b. la ponzoña (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 men in the room were all stunned by the venom of my insults.Los hombre en el cuarto quedaron aturdidos por la ponzoña de mis insultos.
kingpin(
kihng
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pihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el cerebro (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 FBI is trying to take down the kingpin of the drug smuggling operation.El FBI está tratando de atrapar al cerebro de la operación de narcotráfico.
2. (bowling)
a. el bolo central (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).
Just because the ball hits the kingpin doesn't mean you're going to knock all the others down.Que la bola impacte en el bolo central no quiere decir que vayas a tumbar todos los demás.
b. el pino central (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The bowler knocked the kingpin into the seven for a spare.El lanzador derribó el pino central contra el siete logrando un semipleno.
3. (mechanics)
a. el perno rey (M) (for trailer)
(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).
Place the kingpin inside the fifth wheel.Coloque el perno rey dentro de la quinta rueda.
b. el pivote de dirección (M) (on wheel)
(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 kingpin broke, and the wheel fell off.Se rompió el pivote de dirección y se desprendió la rueda.
