A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun 1. (liquid on the ground)
a. puddle (small) El niño saltó a un charco. The boy jumped into a puddle.
b. pool (large) El partido se canceló porque había un charco de agua grande en el medio del campo. The game was called off because there was a big pool of water in the middle of the field.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (the Atlantic Ocean) a. the Pond
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) Mis abuelos cruzaron el charco para escapar de la guerra en Europa. My grandparents crossed the Pond to escape the war in Europe.
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charco
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun 2. (fam fig)
a. cruzar el charco to cross the pond o Atlantic
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charco
pool; puddle cruzar o pasar el charco to cross the water; (esp) to cross the Pond the Atlantic; (the Atlantic)
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