chambers

chambers(

)

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

(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)

(of a judge)

The lawyers asked to speak with the judge privately in his chambers.Los abogados le pidieron al juez hablar con él en privado en su despacho.

b. el bufete

(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)

(of a barrister)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

She started her career as a paralegal in her family's chambers.Empezó su carrera trabajando como ayudante de abogado en el bufete de su familia.

chamber

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).

(old-fashioned)

(room)

a. el aposento

(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)

He opened the door and invited his guests into his chamber.Abrió la puerta e invitó a sus invitados a pasar a su aposento.

The count has not left his chamber all day.El conde no ha salido de su aposento en todo el día.

3. (politics)

a. la cámara

(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 senators are discussing the new proposal in the senate chamber.Los senadores están discutiendo las nuevas propuestas en la cámara del Senado.

4. (anatomy)

a. la cavidad

(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)

(of the heart)

He needed surgery to repair the walls of one of the chambers in his heart.Necesitaba cirugía para reparar las paredes de una de las cavidades de su corazón.

5. (weaponry)

a. la recámara

(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)

(of a gun)

I already know you won't shoot me. The chamber's empty.Ya sé que no me vas a a pegar un tiro. La recámara está vacía.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (weaponry)

a. poner en la recámara

The gunman fired a shot, chambered a bullet, and fired a second shot.El pistolero hizo un disparo, puso una bala en la recámara e hizo un segundo disparo.

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