crowing
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crowing(
kro
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ihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el cacareo (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).
The crowing of a rooster was heard in the distance.Se escuchó a lo lejos el cacareo de un gallo.
2. (gloating)
a. el alardeo (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).
Rosie was seething from listening to the crowing of those smug overachievers.Rosie se enfurecía escuchando el alardeo de esos engreídos sabelotodos.
b. la jactancia (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).
The girls eventually grew tired of the boys' crowing and wandered off.Al rato se cansaron de la jactancia de los chicos y se fueron a otro lado.
c. el pavoneo (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).
There was a lot of crowing in the locker room about how much better they were than the other team.Había mucho pavoneo en el vestuario de lo superiores que eran al otro equipo.
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