backwater
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el agua estancada
(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).
(F)
Backwaters attrack mosquitoes.Las aguas estancadas atraen mosquitos.
2.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(underdeveloped place)
a. el lugar atrasado
(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).
(M)
The region is a backwater both economically and technologically.La región es un lugar atrasado tanto desde el punto de vista económico como tecnológico.
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