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compass
compass(
kuhm
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pihs
)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).
The compass says we should go north.La brújula dice que debemos ir hacia el norte.
3. (scope)
b. el alcance (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).
Sorting out this chaos is beyond my compass.Solucionar este lío está fuera de mi alcance.
4. (boundaries)
a. el perímetro (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).
Within the compass of the downtown area, there are plenty of places to eat.Dentro del perímetro del centro, hay lugares de sobra para comer.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to circle)
a. rodear
The patrol boat compassed the island monitoring activity on its shores.La lancha patrullera rodeó la isla para ver si detectaba cualquier actividad en sus orillas.
a. urdir
The military spent months compassing the downfall of their authoritarian leader.Los militares pasaron meses urdiendo la caída de su autoritario líder.
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