spiel
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spiel
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (long-winded speech or reasoning)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la perorata (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).
I felt bad for ignoring the Jehova's Witness knocking on my door, but I didn't have time to listen to his spiel.Me sentí mal por no hacerle caso al testigo de Jehová que tocaba la puerta, pero no tuve tiempo para escuchar la perorata.
b. el rollo (M) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Our coach gives us the same spiel before every game.Nuestro entrenador nos suelta el mismo rollo antes de cada partido.
c. la parrafada (F) (with intent to moralize)
(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).
My dad sat me down and gave me a lengthy spiel about the dangers of alcohol.Mi papá me sentó y me echó una parrafada sobre los peligros del alcohol.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. recitar de un tirón
The sports commentator spieled off the statistics.El comentarista deportivo recitó las estadísticas de un tirón.
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