compartment

compartment(
kuhm
-
part
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mihnt
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el compartimiento
(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)
I keep my sunglasses in this little compartment above the shifter.Guardo mis gafas de sol en este compartimiento pequeño que está arriba de la palanca de cambio.
2. (railroad)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el compartimiento
(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)
The man causing a disturbance on the train was asked to return to his compartment.Se pidió al hombre que causaba el alboroto en el tren que regresara a su compartimiento.
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