(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).
my sore throat made drinking painfulal tener la garganta irritada me dolía mucho al beber
2[of alcohol]
his drinking caused his marriage to break upla bebida fue la causa de la ruptura de su matrimonio;she had to put up with his drinkingtuvo que aguantar sus borracheras;heavy drinking can cause weight problemsbeber mucho puede ocasionar problemas de peso
he had short spells of lucidity between bouts of heavy drinkinghe was worried about her heavy drinkingprolonged heavy drinking may then lead to cirrhosismoderate drinking is defined as one or two glasses a day
I'm not a drinking personno soy bebedor;no bebo mucho