I was fencing
fence(
fehns
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (barrier)
c. la alambrada (F) (made of wire)
(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).
Be careful, the fence is electrified.Ten cuidado, la alambrada está electrificada.
2. (slang) (receiver of stolen goods)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. el perista (M), la perista (F)
(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).
(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).
The thief turned the stolen jewels over to his fence.El ladrón le entregó las joyas robadas a su perista.
b. el reducidor (M), la reducidora (F) (Latin America)
(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).
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
It's said in my family that my grandfather worked as a fence for many years.En mi familia se dice que mi abuelo ejerció de reducidor durante muchos años.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to put up)
a. traficar
Anyone can fence stolen goods now thanks to the internet.Cualquiera puede ahora traficar con bienes robados gracias al Internet.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (sport)
6. (to avoid)
a. contestar con evasivas
He fenced to withhold the truth.Contestó con evasivas para no contar la verdad.
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