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"Z" is a noun which is often translated as "la z", and "o" is a noun which is often translated as "la o". Learn more about the difference between "z" and "o" below.
z(
zi
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la z
(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)
"Zoo" begins with a z."Zoo" empieza por z.
b. la zeta
(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)
"Cent" is spelled with a c, not with a z."Cent" se escribe con ce, no con zeta.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(sleep)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I didn't sleep much last night. I need to grab some z's.Anoche no dormí mucho. Necesito echarme una siesta.
I'm really tired. I'm gonna go catch some z's.Tengo mucho sueño. Me voy a dormir un poco.
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o(
o
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la o
(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)
The name "Olivia" starts with an o.El nombre "Olivia" empieza con una o.
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