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grilling(
grih
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lihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el asado (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).
Come over tomorrow afternoon. We're going to be doing some grilling in the backyard.Pasa por la casa mañana. Vamos a estar haciendo un asado en el jardín.
2. (colloquial) (aggressive questioning)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el interrogatorio intenso (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).
Even an innocent man would confess after such a grilling.Hasta un hombre inocente confesaría después de ese interrogatorio intenso.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Delilah got a grilling from her parents when she came home late that night.Los padres de Delilah la acribillaron con preguntas cuando volvió a casa tarde esa noche.
The cops gave the suspect a grilling, but he wouldn't crack.La policía interrogó intensamente al sospechoso, pero no confesó.
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