el telegrama
-the telegram
See the entry for telegrama.

telegrama

el telegrama(
teh
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leh
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grah
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mah
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. telegram
Durante la guerra, abuelo solía enviarle telegramas a abuela para que supiera que se encontraba sano y salvo.During the war, grandpa used to send telegrams to grandma to let her know he was safe and sound.
b. wire
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Como el esposo de Ann estaba desplegado, sabía que recibir un telegrama solo podía significar malas noticias.Since Ann's husband was deployed, she knew that receiving a wire could only be bad news.
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