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barb(
barb
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la lengüeta (F) (of a hook or arrow)
(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 barb of the fishhook punctured the fisherman's skin.La lengüeta del anzuelo perforó la piel del pescador.
b. la punta (F) (of a harpoon)
(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).
Whaling harpoons have barbs that catch the flesh of the animal.Los arpones para la pesca de ballenas tienen puntas que agarran la piel del animal.
c. la púa (F) (as in barbed wire)
(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).
Watch out for the barbs on that fence!¡Cuidado con las púas en ese cerca!
2. (figurative) (cruel remark)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la pulla (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 kids traded barbs until the youngest started to cry.Los niños intercambiaron pullas hasta que el más chiquito empezó a llorar.
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