USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "bur" in the senses shown in 1), 2), and 3).
burr(
buhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
a. el cadillo (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).
That woman is as annoying as a burr under a saddle.Esa mujer es tan molestosa como un cadillo debajo de la silla de montar.
2. (rough edge)
a. la rebaba (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).
Any burrs have to be polished off the newly minted medals.Hay que pulir las medallas recién acuñadas para sacar las rebabas que puedan tener.
a. la forma de pronunciar las erres (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).
I recognized that Irish burr as soon as I heard his voice on the phone.Reconocí esa forma de pronunciar las erres, típica de los irlandeses, en cuanto oí su voz por teléfono.
4. (sound)
a. el zumbido (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).
She heard the burr of a car's engine, stopped at the lights.Oyó el zumbido del motor de un auto, parado en el semáforo.
b. el runrún (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).
A low burr of conversation came from inside the room.Un suave runrún de conversación llegaba desde el interior de la habitación.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (to purr)
a. runrunear
The engine burred, making me so sleepy I could hardly keep my eyes open.El motor runruneaba, produciéndome tanto sueño que apenas podía mantener los ojos abiertos.
b. zumbar
It was very hot, and a fan was burring in the adjoining room.Hacía mucho calor, y en la habitación contigua zumbaba un ventilador.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. formarse una rebaba en
You must work carefully, trying not to burr the edges.Debes trabajar con cuidado, intentando que no se forme una rebaba en los bordes.
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