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garrote
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "garotte" or "garrotte."
garrote(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el garrote (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).
When he felt the garrote loosen around his neck, he knew that he would live to see another day.Cuando sintió que se aflojaba el garrote de su cuello, supo que viviría para ver otro día.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. agarrotar
My neighbor confessed to the crime, but unfortunately they already garroted the wrong man.Mi vecino se confesó culpable del crimen, pero lamentablemente ya habían agarrotado al hombre equivocado.
b. ejecutar con garrote
The townspeople were about to garrote the traitor for his treason.La gente del pueblo estuvo a punto de ejecutar al traidor con garrote por su traición.
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