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earwig
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earwig(
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wihg
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (insect)
(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).
You can tell it's an earwig by the curved pincers on its abdomen.Se ve que es una tijereta por las pinzas curvas en el abdomen.
b. el cortapicos (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).
Frances screamed when she found an earwig in her sleeping bag.Frances chilló cuando encontró un cortapicos en su saco de dormir.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. escuchar disimuladamente
They're having a private conversation. Stop earwigging!Están manteniendo una conversación privada. ¡Deja de escuchar disimuladamente!
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (archaic) (to influence by private talk)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
a. influenciar por lo bajo
His wife was constantly earwigging him about staff she didn't approve of.Su esposa siempre intentaba influenciarle por lo bajo en todo aquello en lo que ella no estaba de acuerdo con él.
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