avail
avail(
uh
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veyl
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. aprovechar
Sharon decided to avail herself of the casino while she was at the conference in Las Vegas.Sharon decidió aprovechar el casino mientras asistía al congreso celebrado en Las Vegas.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. servir
It avails nothing to complain. You are only wasting time. Get on with it.Quejarte no sirve para nada. Solo estás desperdiciando el tiempo. Trata de superarlo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (benefit)
a. el provecho (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).
Gilbert only uses people to his own avail.Gilbert solo usa a la gente para su propio provecho.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
David tried to reconcile with his wife, but it was to no avail.David intentó reconcilarse con su esposa, pero fue en vano.
He tried to convince the congress to change the law, but it was of no avail.Intentó convencer al congreso de que cambiaran la ley, pero fue inútil.
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