herd(
huhrd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (colloquial) (group of people)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la multitud (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).
I almost got run over by a herd of people at the mall.Casi me aplastó una multitud en el centro comercial.
c. el rebaño (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).
How was the meeting? - It was dreadfully bad with that herd of hypocrites.¿Cómo te fue en la junta? - Estuvo pésimamente mal con ese rebaño de hipócritas.
e. la manada (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).
I tried to take a picture of Saint Peter's Basilica, but what I got instead was a herd of nuns.Intenté tomar una foto de la Basílica de San Pedro, pero lo que salió fue una manada de monjas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to group)
a. arrear
The tour guide herded us through Venice like we were cattle.El guía turístico nos arreó por Venecia como si fuéramos ganado.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. ir en manada
The boys herded together as they walked down the street, blocking off the road as they went.Los chicos iban en manada por la calle, bloqueando la vía a su paso.
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