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This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 1).
dripping(
drih
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pihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la grasa del asado (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).
Did you like the fish? I fried it in dripping.¿Te gustó el pescado? Lo freí en la grasa del asado.
Heat the dripping in a saucepan and add the sliced onions.Calienta la grasa del asado en una cazuela y añádele las cebollas troceadas.
b. el pringue (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).
My brother had been naughty and was given only bread and drippings for his dinner.Mi hermano se había portado mal y le dieron solo pan con pringue para la cena.
2. (trickling)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. empapado
We didn't have umbrellas, so we were both dripping by the time we got home.No llevábamos paraguas y los dos llegamos a casa empapados.
b. chorreando
Both his shirt and his pants were dripping with engine oil.Tanto su camisa como sus pantalones estaban chorreando aceite de motor.
a. lleno de
She was smiling at me, and her voice was dripping with sweetness.Me sonreía y su voz estaba llena de dulzura.
b. cargado de
His wife must have been about fifty, and she was dripping with pearls.Su esposa debía andar por la cincuentena e iba cargada de perlas.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
"Let's hear what you have to say," said her father, in a tone dripping with sarcasm."Oigamos lo que tienes que decir", dijo su padre en un tono que rezumaba sarcasmo.
Don't listen to him. His comments are dripping with hatred.No le hagas caso. Sus comentarios rezuman odio.
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