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disco
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el disco(
dees
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koh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (audio)
2. (computing)
a. disk
Ahora son muchos los laptops que se venden sin una unidad de disco.There are a lot of laptops sold now without a disk drive.
3. (sports)
a. discus
¿Sabes quién tiene el récord en el lanzamiento de disco masculino?Do you know who holds the record in the men's discus throw?
4. (traffic)
a. traffic light (automobile)
¿Por qué seguiste de largo? ¿No viste que el disco estaba rojo?Why did you keep on driving? Didn't you see the red traffic light?
b. signal (railroad)
Un maquinista borracho que manejaba un tren lleno de pasajeros pasó un disco en rojo.A drunk train driver ran a red signal when his train was full of passengers.
5. (anatomy)
a. disk (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Los discos intervertebrales se pueden desplazar si se los somete a presión.The disks between the vertebrae are liable to displacement when put under strain.
b. disc (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Los humanos tienen 23 discos en la columna vertebral.Humans have 23 discs in the spinal column.
a. dial
Mis abuelos siguen teniendo un teléfono con un disco giratorio.My grandparents still have a telephone with a rotary dial.
7. (mechanics)
a. disk (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Puedes conseguir dos tipos de frenos de disco: mecánicos e hidráulicos.You can get two types of disk brakes: mechanical, and hydraulic.
b. disc (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
La mayoría de las ruedas delanteras de los autos tienen frenos de disco.Most front wheels of cars have disc brakes.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
8. (colloquial) (discotheque)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. disco (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Cuando era joven, me encantaba bailar en la disco.When I was young, I loved dancing at the disco.
c. nightclub
Voy a celebrar los 30 con las amigas en la disco del centro.I'm going to celebrate my 30th with friends at the nightclub in town.
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