bloomers
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bloomers
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (clothing)
a. los bombachos (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 woman in the painting was wearing green bloomers.La mujer del cuadro traía vestidos unos bombachos verdes.
b. los pololos (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).
Someone donated a bunch of bloomers to the theater company to be used for costumes.Alguien le donó unos cuantos pololos a la compañía de teatro para que los usara como vestuario.
bloomer
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (botany)
a. la planta que florece (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).
Witch hazel is a summer bloomer.El hamamelis es una planta que florece en verano.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Did you know that Albert Einstein was a late bloomer?¿Sabías que Albert Einstein fue un genio tardío?
He was an early bloomer who had a competitive advantage over his friends.Era un niño precoz que tenía una ventaja competitiva sobre sus amigos.
4. (old-fashioned) (clothing)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. la pololo (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).
Bloomers became popular because they were more comfortable than Victorian dresses.Los pololos se hicieron populares porque eran más cómodos que los vestidos victorianos.
5. (old-fashioned) (blunder) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la metedura de pata (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).
Please forgive my bloomer. It won't happen again.Perdóneme la metedura de pata, por favor. No volverá a suceder.
6. (culinary)
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