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"Zángano" is a noun which is often translated as "drone", and "a" is a preposition which is often translated as "to". Learn more about the difference between "zángano" and "a" below.
el zángano, zángano(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (animal)
a. drone
Hay un zángano volando alrededor de la abeja reina.There's a drone flying around the queen bee.
2. (colloquial) (lazy person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. lazybones (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Armando es un zángano y no quiere buscarse un trabajo!Armando is a lazybones and doesn't want to find a job!
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (colloquial) (lazy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. slacker (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El novio de Mariana es muy zángano, quiere dormir todo el día.Mariana's slacker boyfriend just wants to sleep all day.
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)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Podía respirar a duras penas.He was hardly able to breathe.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡A fregar los platos!Go do the dishes!
¡A la cama!Off to bed!
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me encantaría ganar dinero a espuertas.I would love to earn lots of money.
Llovía a cántaros.It was pouring.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. A
El circuito transporta una corriente de 1 A.The circuit carries a current of 1 A.
La intensidad de la corriente eléctrica se mide en A.The intensity of an electric current is measured in A.
