contour
contour(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (outline)
a. el contorno (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).
Jen used a lip pencil to define the contour of her lips.Jen utilizó un lápiz de labios para definir el contorno de sus labios.
2. (topograpy)
a. la curva de nivel (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 can tell this is a very steep mountain because the contours are very close together.Puedo determinar que es una montaña muy empinada porque las curvas de nivel están muy juntas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to mold)
a. moldear
This beautiful soft leather contours and flatters feminine curves.Este bello y suave cuero moldea y favorece las curvas femeninas.
a. contornear y acentuar
Use contrasting shades to contour your natural features.Usa sombras que contrasten para contornear y acentuar tus rasgos naturales.
5. (topography)
a. acotar
These digitally contoured maps offer a more immediate sense of the geographic features of the area.Estos mapas digitalmente acotados dan una idea más inmediata de las características geográficas de la región.
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