beads

beads(

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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

(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)

We bought her some beads that we knew she liked.Le compramos un collar que sabíamos que le gustaba.

2. (religious)

a. el rosario

(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)

It is time to pray, he said, taking out his beads.Es hora de rezar, dijo sacando su rosario.

bead

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

3. (round object with a hole through it)

a. la cuenta

(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)

The woman was wearing a necklace with beads.La mujer tenía puesto un collar de cuentas.

b. el abalorio

(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)

(of glass)

The child amused herself threading beads onto a string.La niña se entretenía ensartando abalorios en un cordel.

4. (drop)

a. la gota

(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)

Beads of perspiration broke out on his forehead.Le brotaron gotas de sudor en la frente.

5. (on firearm)

a. la mira globular

(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)

This front bead comes with a fully adjustable rear sight.Esta mira globular viene con un punto de mira trasero totalmente ajustable.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (to cover with drops)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Her forehead was beaded with perspiration.Tenía la frente cubierta de gotas de sudor.

She looked at herself in the mirror, tears beading on her cheeks.Se miró en el espejo con lágrimas perlando sus mejillas.

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