rifle

el rifle

revolver

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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

1. (weaponry)

a. el rifle

(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).

(M)

The cowboy took aim with his rifle and shot a wolf.El vaquero apuntó con su rifle y disparó a un lobo.

b. el fusil

(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).

(M)

Steven killed a deer with a shot from his rifle.Steven mató a un venado de un tiro con su rifle.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

2. (to search)

a. revolver

Jorge rifled through the closet looking for his other shoe.Jorge revolvió en el armario buscando el otro zapato.

b. rebuscar

Gisela rifled around in her purse looking for her keys.Gisela rebuscó en su bolsa buscando las llaves.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to ransack)

a. desvalijar

The customs agent rifled our suitcases looking for drugs.El agente de aduana desvalijó nuestras maletas en busca de drogas.

b. revolver

Jessica rifled her husband's drawers looking for evidence of his debts.Jessica revolvió los cajones de su marido buscando pruebas de sus deudas.

c. saquear

A burglar rifled the office looking for important papers.Un ladrón saqueó la oficina buscando papeles importantes.

4. (to cut spiral grooves in)

a. estriar

Joe rifled a dart gun barrel for a veterinarian at the zoo.Joe estrió el barril de una pistola de dardos para un veterinario en el zoológico.

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	rifling
Past:	rifled

Indicative of "rifle"

	Present	Past	Future
I	rifle	rifled	will rifle
you	rifle	rifled	will rifle
he/she	rifles	rifled	will rifle
we	rifle	rifled	will rifle
you	rifle	rifled	will rifle
they	rifle	rifled	will rifle