butterfly

butterfly(
buh
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duhr
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flay
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la mariposa
(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 butterflies are flying south.Las mariposas están volando hacia el sur.
a. la mariposa
(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)
He won the gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly.Ganó la medalla de oro en la mariposa de 200 metros.
a. el cosquilleo
(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)
Every time I saw him I got butterflies in my stomach.Cada vez que lo veía sentía un cosquilleo en el estómago.
a. el veleta
(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)
, la veleta
(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)
I like going out but I am not what you might call a social butterfly.Me gusta salir, pero no soy lo que se dice una veleta social.
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