clipper
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clipper(
klih
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puhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (nautical)
a. el clíper (M)
(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).
The clipper completed the voyage from New York to San Francisco in 89 days.El clíper hizo el viaje de Nueva York a San Francisco en 89 días.
clippers
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
2. (for nails)
a. el cortaúñas (M)
(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).
I could never get the hang of nail clippers so I always use scissors.Nunca me acostumbré a usar cortaúñas así que siempre uso tijeras.
3. (for hair)
a. la maquinilla (F)
(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).
It took the barber less than two minutes to run the clippers through my hair.Al peluquero le tomó menos de dos minutos pasarme la maquinilla por el pelo.
4. (gardening)
a. las tijeras de podar (F)
(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).
Trimming the hedge with those clippers is going to be a long job.Recortar el seto con esas tijeras de podar va a tomar mucho tiempo.
b. la podadera (F)
(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).
I used my clippers to remove a few small twigs.Usé la podadera para quitar unas ramitas chiquitas.
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