flute [fluːt]
flute(
flut
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (musical instrument)
2. (vessel)
a. la copa de champán
(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).
I brought the flutes for the toast.Traje las copas de champán para el brindis.
b. la copa de flauta
(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).
He was puzzled when the head waiter told him to bring over the flutes.Se quedó desconcertado cuando el mâitre le dijo que trajera las copas de flauta.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (architecture)
a. acanalar
The workers fluted all the columns of the palace.Los obreros acanalaron todas las columnas del palacio.
flute
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (musical instrument)
a. la flauta
(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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flauta(
flow
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (musical instrument)
a. flute
Al inicio, los tangos eran solo para flauta y guitarra.In the beginning, tango was only played with flute and guitar.
2. (culinary) (Southern Cone)
Regionalism used in Cuba
(Cuba)
a. baguette
Puedes elegir entre pizza y una flauta de jamón.You can choose between pizza and a ham baguette.
b. French stick (United Kingdom)
No tenemos pan para hamburguesas, pero podemos usar flautas.We don't have hamburger buns, but we can use French sticks.
3. (culinary)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
4. (used to express surprise) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in Peru
(Peru)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
¡A la flauta! Qué frío que hace hoy.Good grief! Today is so cold.
Deberías haber venido al ballet. Fue un espectáculo de la gran flauta.You should have come to the ballet. The performance was terrific.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
5. (musician)
a. flutist
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Durante muchos años fue primer flauta en la orquesta sinfónica regional.He was first flutist in the regional symphony orchestra for many years.
b. flautist (United Kingdom)
Tocó como flauta solista en varios conciertos benéficos.She played as solo flautist in several charity concerts.
flauta
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (music)
a. flute
flauta (dulce)recorder
flauta traveseratransverse flute
2. (fig fam) (Southern Cone)
a.
de la gran flautatremendous
¡(la gran) flauta!good grief!, good heavens!
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| I play the flute | toco la flauta | |
| play the flute | tocar la flauta |
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