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quibble
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. la pequeña objeción (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).
If I hear one more quibble, I'm never going to help you again.Si escucho otra pequeña objeción, nunca volveré a ayudarte.
b. la objeción de poca monta (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).
You're driving me crazy with all of these quibbles.Me estás volviendo loco con todas estas objeciones de poca monta.
c. el reparo (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 contractor did a good job. The only quibble I have is that there are specks of paint on this windowsill.El contratista hizo un buen trabajo. El único reparo que tengo es que hay manchitas de pintura en este alféizar.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. poner pegas
Roberto is so annoying. He quibbles about everything.Roberto es muy molesto. Pone pegas a todo.
b. hacer objeciones de poca monta
It's not worth quibbling about. Let's move on to the next topic.No vale la pena hacer objeciones de poca monta. Pasemos al próximo tema.
c. discutir por nimiedades
They spent the day quibbling because they couldn't agree on what to do.Pasaron el día discutiendo por nimiedades porque no pudieron ponerse de acuerdo sobre qué hacer.
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