I had gassed
gas
USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 6).
gas(
gahs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (physics)
2. (fuel)
a. el gas (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).
If you have a propane stove, you'll need to convert it to natural gas.Si tienes una cocina a propano, tendrás que convertirla a gas natural.
a. la gasolina (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).
We need to stop to get gas.Tenemos que parar para cargar gasolina.
b. la nafta (F) (River Plate)
(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).
Remember that the new car runs on gas, not diesel.Recuerda que el carro nuevo funciona con nafta, no con diésel.
c. la bencina (F) (Chile)
(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).
Regionalism used in Chile
They sell cheap gas around here.Por aquí venden barato la bencina.
4. (medicine)
b. la flatulencia (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).
Do you know any home remedies for combating gas?¿Conoces algún remedio casero para combatir la flatulencia?
6. (colloquial) (automobile) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el acelerador (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 gas is stuck! What do I do?¡Esta atorado el acelerador? ¿Qué hago?
7. (old-fashioned) (fun)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. divertido (adjective)
The party was a gas.La fiesta fue muy divertida.
Your cousin's a gas, isn't he?Tu primo es muy divertido, ¿verdad?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
8. (old-fashioned) (to chat)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. parlotear (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My sisters spent all afternoon gassing.Mis hermanas pasaron la tarde entera parloteando.
b. cotorrear (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
We hadn't seen each other for ages, so we stayed up late gassing.No nos veíamos desde hacía tiempo así que nos quedamos hasta tarde cotorreando.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. gasear
The general gave the order to gas the enemy camp.El general dio la orden de gasear al campo enemigo.
b. asfixiar con gas
They say the poor woman tried to gas herself.Dicen que la pobre mujer intentó asfixiarse con gas.
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