cardumen

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “cardume.”
el cardumen(
kahr
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doo
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mehn
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. shoal
Un cardumen de peces se acercó al arrecife.A shoal of fish approached the reef.
b. school
El cardumen de peces se movía rápidamente.The school of fish moved quickly.
2. (large quantity)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
Regionalism used in Colombia
(Colombia)
Regionalism used in Uruguay
(Uruguay)
a. horde (of people)
Un cardumen de personas salió del tren.A horde of people came out of the train.
b. mass (of people)
Cardúmenes de turistas entraban y salían del Louvre.Masses of tourists came in and out of the Louvre.
c. bunch (of things)
El pintor salió de su taller con un cardumen de pinceles en los brazos.The painter left his workshop with a bunch of paintbrushes in his arms.
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