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stump(
stuhmp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (stub)
c. el muñón (M) (limb)
(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 soldier returned from the war with a stump where his left hand had been.El soldado volvió de la guerra con un muñón donde antes tenía su mano izquierda.
d. el raigón (M) (tooth)
(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 dentist abraded the tooth down to a stump in order to place a crown on it.El dentista desgastó el diente hasta el raigón para colocarle una corona.
2. (sports)
a. la campaña (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).
Both candidates are on the stump in New York this weekend.Ambos candidatos están en la campaña en Nueva York este fin de semana.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to baffle)
a. dejar perplejo
I was completely stumped by Jenny's decision to leave her family.La decisión de Jenny de dejar a su familia me dejó completamente perpleja.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I was completely stumped by question 4 on the test.No tuve ni idea de cómo contestar la pregunta 4 del examen.
The priest was completely stumped by Jim's question.La pregunta de Jim dejó al cura sin respuesta.
a. hacer campaña por
He stumped California for two weeks before the elections.Hizo campaña por California por dos semanas antes de las elecciones.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. caminar pisando fuerte
The old sea captain stumped along the dock.El viejo capitán caminó pisando fuerte por el muelle.
a. hacer campaña
She started stumping in Iowa last year.Empezó a hacer campaña en Iowa el año pasado.
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