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la caneca(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. trash can (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Los recolectores de basura echaron el contenido de las canecas en el camión.The garbage collectors threw the contents of the trash cans in the truck.
b. garbage can (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Tenemos canecas de diferentes colores en la oficina para reciclar.We have garbage cans of different colors at the office in order to recycle.
c. rubbish bin (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Vacié la caneca de la oficina porque estaba llena de papeles.I emptied the rubbish bin in the office because it was full of paper.
a. drum
Miles de canecas llenas de petróleo yacen en el fondo del mar.There are thousands of drums filled with oil lying in the bottom of the ocean.
3. (clay flask)
a. earthenware bottle
El anciano sigue conservando la ginebra en canecas en vez de en botellas de vidrio.The old man still keeps the gin in earthenware bottles rather than in glass bottles.
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