derrick

derrick(
deh
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rihk
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la torre de perforación
(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).
(F)
Christopher climbed an oil derrick to hang a banner denouncing fossil fuels.Christopher subió a una torre de perforación para colgar una pancarta denunciando los combustibles fósiles.
b. el derrick
(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)
Many of the oil derricks in Los Angeles are disguised and not readily apparent.Muchos de los derricks de Los Ángeles se camuflan y son difíciles de distinguir.
a. la grúa
(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).
(F)
They erected a derrick on the pier to handle cargo.Erigieron una grúa en el muelle para manejar la carga.
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