distemper
distemper(
dihs
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tehm
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puhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (illness)
a. el moquillo (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 discharge from the nose and eyes told us that the dog had distemper.Por la secreción que le salía de los ojos y del hocico supimos que el perro tenía moquillo.
b. el distémper (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).
Distemper can be fatal, but most dogs are vaccinated against it these days.El distémper puede ser mortal, pero hoy en día la mayoría de los perros están vacunados contra él.
2. (paint)
a. la pintura al temple (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 removed the old distemper from the walls, since it was already flaking.Quitamos de las paredes la vieja pintura al temple, ya que se estaba descascarillando.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. pintar al temple
The previous owners had distempered the wallpaper and the wooden beams on the ceiling.Los dueños anteriores habían pintado al temple el papel de empapelar y las vigas de madera del techo.
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