squall
squall(
skwal
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (weather)
a. la borrasca (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).
Squalls can strike without warning in this area, so we always need to be prepared.Las borrascas ocurren sin previo aviso en este área, así que siempre tenemos que estar preparados.
b. el turbión (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 ship was sailing smoothly along, when suddenly a squall hit.El barco navegaba suavemente, cuando de repente llegó un turbión.
c. el chubasco (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).
We decided to wait inside the mall until the squall blew over.Decidimos esperar adentro del centro comercial hasta que el chubasco amainara.
2. (yell)
a. el chillido (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).
Pierce struck Larson on the back of the neck, and he let out a squall of pain.Pierce golpeó a Larson en la nuca y él soltó un chillido de dolor.
b. el berrido (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 nurses heard a squall from the other room and came running.Las enfermeras oyeron un berrido del otro cuarto y fueron corriendo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to yell)
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