balloon [bəˈluːn]
balloon(
buh
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lun
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (inflatable decoration)
b. la bomba (F) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
We decorated the house with balloons for the party.Decoramos la casa con bombas para la fiesta.
c. la chimbomba (F) (El Salvador) (Nicaragua)
(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).
Regionalism used in El Salvador
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
They went to Managua to get balloons for the dance.Fueron a Managua a traer chimbombas para el baile.
2. (aviation)
b. el aerostato (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).
He decided to travel the world by balloon.Decidi贸 viajar alrededor del mundo en aerostato.
3. (printing)
a. el bocadillo (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 card showed a girl on a beach with a balloon over her head saying, "The only thing better is you."La tarjeta ten铆a una chica en la playa con un bocadillo sobre su cabeza que dec铆a, "Lo 煤nico mejor eres t煤".
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
balloonNounintransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for party, travel)
a. el globo(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).
2. (fam fig)
a.
when the balloon goes upcuando se arme la gorda
3. (in cartoon)
a. el bocadillo(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).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (swell)
a. hincharse como un globo
Copyright 漏 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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