garter

USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the proper noun sense.
garter(
gar
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duhr
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la liga
(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)
You need some garters. Your socks are always falling down.A vos te hacen falta unas ligas. Siempre se te están cayendo las medias.
a. la liga
(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)
My grandfather used to wear elasticated metal garters to keep his shirtsleeves in place.Mi abuelo usaba ligas metálicas con elástico para sujetar las mangas de las camisas.
3. (suspender)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. la liga
(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)
She unfastened the garters on her stockings one by one.Desabrochó una por una las ligas que le sujetaban las medias.
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