are lapping
lap(
lahp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
2. (sports)
3. (stage)
a. el chapaleteo (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).
She loves listening to the lap of waves at the beach.Le encanta escuchar el chapaleteo de las olas en la playa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
She lapped the other competitor and won the race.Le sacó una vuelta al otro competidor y ganó la carrera.
b. doblar
He can't win, the other runner has already lapped him twice.No puede ganar, el otro atleta ya lo ha doblado dos veces.
a. lamer (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
We could hear the ocean lapping the rocks.Podíamos escuchar el mar lamiendo las rocas.
b. besar (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
See how the waves lap the shore.Mira las olas besando la orilla.
a. beber a lengüetazos
The dog lapped the milk I spilled.El perro bebió a lengüetazos la leche que derramé.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. dar una vuelta
The champion lapped at 300 kilometers per hour.El campeón dio una vuelta a 300 kilómetros por hora.
a. beber a lengüetazos
The cat lapped at the bowl of milk.El gato bebió a lengüetazos del tazón de leche.
b. lamer (literary) (transitive verb)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
He fell asleep to the sound of the water lapping against the hull of the boat.Se durmió al sonido del agua que lamía el casco del barco.
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