fire truck

el carro de bomberos

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Pronunciation

fire truck(

fay

uhr

truhk

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (vehicle)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el carro de bomberos

(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).

(M)

The fire truck sped down the street to extinguish the fire.El carro de bomberos pasó a toda velocidad por la calle para apagar el incendio.

b. el coche de bomberos

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

The sirens from the fire trucks were deafening.Las sirenas de los coches de bomberos eran ensordecedoras.

c. la autobomba

(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).

(F)

(River Plate)

We were surprised to see so many fire trucks outside for a cat stuck up a tree.Nos sorprendió ver tantas autobombas afuera por un gato atrapado en un árbol.

d. la bomba

(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).

(F)

Regionalism used in Chile

(Chile)

The fire department dispatched a fire truck to put out the forest fire.El departamento de bomberos envió una bomba para apagar el incendio forestal.

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