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cordon

cordon(
kor
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dihn
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (to blockade; used with "off")
a. acordonar
The police cordoned off the crime scene to prevent anybody else from entering.La policía acordonó la escena del crimen para impedir que alguien más pasara.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
2. (line of people or objects)
a. el cordón
(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 protest nearly turned into a riot when protesters crossed the police cordon.La protesta casi se vuelve disturbio cuando los manifestantes cruzaron el cordón policial.
3. (ornamental cord)
a. el cordón
(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)
There was a red cordon blocking the way to the hall.Había un cordón rojo que impedía el paso al corredor.
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cordon
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (general)
a. el cordón
(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)
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cordon [ˈkɔːdn]
noun
cordón (m)
transitive verb
(also cordon off) acordonar
modifier
cordon sanitaire (n) (Pol) cordón (m) sanitario
The only way to stop the shelling of Sarajevo is to create a cordon sanitaire around the city
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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