A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun 1. (sewing)
a. pin Me pinché con un alfiler cuando estaba cosiendo. I pricked myself on a pin while sewing.
2. (jewelry)
a. pin Su pañuelo estaba sujeto con un alfiler de diamantes. His cravat was held in place with a diamond pin.
b. brooch Entre los objetos enterrados con el cadáver, encontraron varios alfileres de oro. Several gold brooches were found among the objects buried with the body.
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alfiler
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun 1. (para coser)
a. pin alfiler de gancho safety pin
no cabe ni un alfiler it's jam-packed
2. (fig)
a. prendido con alfileres sketchy
3. (joya)
a. brooch, pin alfiler de corbata tie-pin
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alfiler
1 (Cos) pin; (broche) brooch; clip aquí ya no cabe ni un alfiler you can't squeeze anything else in
prendido con alfileres shaky; hardly hanging together
puesto con 25 alfileres dressed up to the nines
alfiler de corbata tiepin
alfiler de gancho (Arg) safety pin
alfiler de seguridad (Latinoamérica) safety pin
alfiler de sombrero hatpin
2 (propina) alfileres pin money; dress allowance; pedir para alfileres to ask for a tip
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