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backstabbing
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (disloyal)
a. traicionero
My so-called friend turned out to be a backstabbing harpy.Mi supuesta amiga resultó ser una harpía traicionera.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la puñalada por la espalda (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).
The film industry is very cutthroat; there's lots of backstabbing and duplicity.La industria del cine es muy salvaje; hay mucha puñalada por la espalda y falsedad.
b. la traición (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).
Unfortunately, backstabbing is all too familiar for teens, who have to deal with peers who feign friendship and then talk behind their backs.Lamentablemente, la traición es demasiado conocida para los adolescentes, que deben vérselas con pares que fingen amistad y luego hablan tras sus espaldas.
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