digger [ˈdɪɡəʳ]
digger
digger(
dih
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guhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (machine)
a. la excavadora (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).
We had to rent a digger to break up the concrete at the construction site.Tuvimos que alquilar una excavadora para romper el concreto en la obra.
2. (person)
a. el excavador (M), la excavadora (F)
(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).
(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).
A handful of diggers joined us at the archaeological site.Un puñado de excavadores nos acompañaron en el sitio arqueológico.
3. (archaic) (military)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g. thou).
a. el soldado australiano (M) (in WWI)
(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).
Australia sent many diggers to aid the United Kingdom in the war effort.Australia desplegó muchos soldados australianos para ayudar al Reino Unido en los esfuerzos bélicos.
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