lisp(
lihsp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el ceceo (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).
Virginia doesn't have a lisp when she sings, but when she talks she does.Virginia no tiene un ceceo cuando canta, pero sí cuando habla.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. cecear
Karen would get nervous and start to lisp whenever she saw Mel.Karen se ponía nerviosa y empezaba a cecear en cuanto veía a Mel.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. decir ceceando
I was stunned to hear such a large boxer lisp his own name.Me quedé pasmado al oír a un boxeador tan grande decir su nombre ceceando.
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