clam

clam(

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

(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 clam washed up on the beach.La almeja fue traída a la playa por la corriente.

2. (culinary)

a. la almeja

(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)

Does the soup have clams in it?¿La sopa tiene almejas?

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

(currency)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el dólar

(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)

This watch was 900 clams. - What a rip-off!Este reloj costó 900 dólares. -¡Menudo robo!

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to stop talking; used with "up")

a. cerrar el pico

When I asked her about her divorce, she clammed up and didn't speak again all evening.Cuando le pregunté por su divorcio, ella cerró el pico y no volvió a hablar en toda la tarde.

Examples

Phrases

clam chowder	la sopa de almejas
clam up	callarse como un muerto
razor clam	la navaja

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	clamming
Past:	clammed

Indicative of "clam"

	Present	Past	Future
I	clam	clammed	will clam
you	clam	clammed	will clam
he/she	clams	clammed	will clam
we	clam	clammed	will clam
you	clam	clammed	will clam
they	clam	clammed	will clam