crib note
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crib note
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (education)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el acordeón (M) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Instead of studying, the crafty student replaced a water bottle label with a crib note.En vez de estudiar, el estudiante taimado reemplazó la etiqueta de una botella de agua con un acordeón.
b. el machete (M) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
My professor caught me taking a peek at my crib note that I was hiding in the pocket of my sweatshirt.Mi profesor me pilló echando un vistazo a mi machete que tenía escondido en el bolsillo de mi sudadera.
c. el comprimido (M) (Colombia) (Peru)
(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).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Peru
After all the students left, Mr. Mayberry found a crib note by the trashcan. He recognized the handwriting right away.Después de que todos los estudientes salieran, el Sr. Mayberry encontró un comprimido junto la papelera. Reconoció la escritura inmediatamente.
d. la chuleta (F) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
I wrote out the preterite endings on a crib note for my Spanish test tomorrow.Escribí las terminaciones del pretérito para mi prueba de español mañana.
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