flip-flop [ˈflɪpflɒp]
English to Spanish
flip-flop
flip-flop(
flihp
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flap
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (footwear)
(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).
Can I wear flip-flops to the restaurant? - No, it's pretty fancy.¿Puedo llevar chancletas al restaurante? - No, es bastante formal.
Oh, no! I left my flip-flops at the beach!¡Ay, no! ¡Olvidé mis chancletas en la playa!
b. la chancla (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).
Make sure you bring your flip-flops and your bathing suit when we go on vacation.Asegúrate de llevar tus chanclas y tu traje de baño cuando vayamos de vacaciones.
c. la ojota (F) (Argentina)
(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).
Regionalism used in Argentina
You have to wear flip-flops to access the swimming-pool area.Para ingresar a la zona de la pileta de natación, debes usar ojotas.
2. (change of opinion)
a. el giro de 180 grados (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).
Voters have raised concerns over the candidate's flip-flop on the issue of immigration reform.Los votantes han expresado preocupación por el giro de 180 grados del candidato en el tema de la reforma inmigratoria.
3. (electronics)
a. el flip-flop (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).
A flip-flop can be used to store a single bit of data.Un flip-flop se puede utilizar para almacenar un bit de información.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (to change one's stance radically)
a. dar un giro de 180 grados
He made all these promises before he got elected, and then he flip-flopped and didn't fulfill any of them.Hizo todas esas promesas antes de ser elegido, y después dio un giro de 180 grados y no cumplió ninguna.
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flip-flopNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (sandal) (United Kingdom)
a. la chancleta f, chancla(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).
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