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gopher
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "gofer" in the sense shown in 3).
gopher(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la taltuza (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).
These darn gophers are absolutely destroying the golf course!¡Estas malditas taltuzas están destruyendo completamente el campo de golf!
When he came back from his trip, Stan discovered that a gopher had dug a network of tunnels under his beloved garden.Cuando regresó de su viaje, Stan descubrió que una taltuza había excavado una red de túneles debajo de su querido jardín.
b. la ardilla de tierra (F) (burrowing squirrel)
(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).
The gopher poked its little head out of its burrow.La ardilla de tierra asomó su pequeña cabeza por la madriguera.
2. (computing)
a. el gopher (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).
Search engines have become so sophisticated that people generally don't remember earlier systems like gopher.Los buscadores ahora están tan desarrollados que, por lo general, la gente no recuerda sistemas anteriores como gopher.
3. (slang) (occupation)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. el recadero (M), la recadera (F)
(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).
(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).
"Tell the gopher to go get me a coffee!," barked the movie director."¡Dile al recadero que me traiga un café!", gritó el director de la película.
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