guía
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el guía, la guía(
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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).
masculine or feminine noun
1. (profession)
a. guide
Tuvimos que cancelar la excursión porque nuestro guía se enfermó.We had to cancel our hike because our guide got sick.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
2. (book)
a. guide
Me compré una guía de restaurantes del área.I bought a restaurant guide of the area.
b. map (of streets)
No estaría de más tener una guía de la ciudad.It might help to have a map of the city.
c. handbook (of a piece of furniture or a device)
Lea las instrucciones de la guía antes de montar el armario.Read the instructions in the handbook before mounting the closet.
3. (mechanics)
a. guide
Abre y cierra la puerta para asegurarte de que se deslice sin problemas por la guía.Open and close the door to make sure that it slides freely along the guide.
4. (orientation)
a. guidance
Estos resultados ofrecen una guía útil para futuros estudios sobre el tema.These findings offer useful guidance for future studies on the topic.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
5. (for steering)
a. steering wheel (a car)
Recuerda siempre mantener las manos en el guía.Remember to always keep your hands on the steering wheel.
b. handlebars (a bicycle)
Giró el guía para evitar otro ciclista.He swerved the handlebars to avoid another biker.
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guía
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (persona)
a. guide
guía espiritualspiritual guide
guía turísticotour guide, tourist guide
2. (indicación)
a. guidance
3. (libro)
a. guide (book)
guía de carreterasroad atlas
guía de conversaciónphrase book
guía de ferrocarrilestrain timetable
guía telefónica o de teléfonostelephone book o directory
guía turísticatourist guide
4. (de bicicleta)
a. handlebars
5. (para cortinas)
a. rail
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guía
1 (libro) guidebook;de to; (manual) handbook; [de teléfono] directory
guía de campo (Biología) field guide
guía de carga (Ferro) waybill
guía de datos data directory
guía del ocio "what's on" guide
guía del turista tourist guide
guía de teléfonos telephone directory
guía del viajero traveller's o traveler's guide; (EEUU)
guía gastronómica food guide
guía oficial de ferrocarriles (Ferro) official timetable
guía telefónica telephone directory
guía turística tourist guide
2 (orientación) guidance; (acto) guiding
para que le sirva de guía for your guidance
guía vocacional vocational guidance
3 (Informática) prompt
4 (Mecánica) guide; [de bicicleta] handlebars
plural
; (p) (caballo) leader; front horse;guías (riendas) reins
guía sonora (Cine) soundtrack
(persona) guide; (dirigente) leader; (consejero) adviser
guía de turismo tourist guide
adjective
guide; guiding
manual guía guidebook; cable guía guiding wire; guide rope
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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