bystander

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bystander(
bay
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stahn
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duhr
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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. el transeúnte
(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 transeúnte
(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)
A group of curious bystanders stood watching to see what the man would do next.Un grupo de transeúntes curiosos se quedó mirando para ver qué hacía el hombre a continuación.
b. el espectador
(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 espectadora
(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)
There were several bystanders, mostly retired men, watching the workmen surface the road.Había varios espectadores, sobre todo jubilados, mirando a los obreros pavimentar la carretera.
c. el testigo
(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 testigo
(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)
Bystanders spoke of a huge ball of fire that suddenly came out of the building.Los testigos decían haber visto una enorme bola de fuego saliendo de pronto del edificio.
d.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I asked a bystander to call an ambulance.Le pedí a una persona que había allí que llamara a una ambulancia.
Police told bystanders to move on as they were impeding the emergency services.La policía dijo a los que se habían parado a mirar que circularan porque impedían que los servicios de urgencia hicieran su trabajo.
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