butter [ˈbʌtəʳ]
butter
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butter(
buh
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
(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).
Did you know that many people use butter instead of oil when cooking?¿Sabías que mucha gente usa mantequilla en vez de aceite para cocinar?
b. la manteca (F) (River Plate)
(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).
She spread butter on the toast.Untó las tostadas de manteca.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to apply butter to)
a. untar con mantequilla
I buttered bread for sandwiches.Unté el pan con mantequilla para hacer sándwiches.
butterNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la mantequilla(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).
b. la manteca(F) (River Plate)
(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).
2. (fig)
a.
she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouthparece incapaz de matar una mosca parece como si no hubiera roto un plato en su vida
butter beantipo de judía blanca
butter dishmantequera f
butter knifecuchillo de mantequilla or
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (general)
a. untar de mantequilla or
b. manteca (River Plate)
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