padlock(
pahd
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lak
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el candado (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).
They put a padlock on the chain to secure the construction site for the night.Colocaron un candado en la cadena para que nadie pudiera entrar en la obra por la noche.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to lock)
a. cerrar con candado
Sherry padlocked the gate to her yard to keep nosy neighbors out.Sherry cerró la reja del patio con candado para impedirle el paso a los vecinos curiosos.
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