clack
clack(
klahk
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tabletear
The shutters clacked all night with the wind and kept me awake.Las persianas tabletearon toda la noche por el viento y no me dejaron dormir.
b. repiquetear
I couldn't take a nap because the builders were clacking away outside my window all afternoon.No pude echar una siesta porque los albañiles repiqueteaban fuera de mi ventana toda la tarde.
c. taconear (of high heels)
I hear Josefina clacking down the hallway.Escucho a Josefina taconeando por el pasillo.
2. (to chatter)
a. charlar
Where are the kids? - They're in the game room. I can hear them clacking in there.¿Dónde están los niños? - Están en la sala de juegos. Los puedo oír charlando.
b. chismear
My mom and her sister are in the kitchen clacking about who knows what.Mi mamá y su hermana están en la cocina chismeando acerca de no sé qué.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tableteo (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).
The clack of a typewriter could be heard. Other than that, everything was silent.Se oía el tableteo de una máquina de escribir. Fuera de eso, reinaba el silencio.
b. el repiqueteo (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).
The only sound in the room was the clack of the sewing machines.El único sonido en el salón era el repiqueteo de las máquinas de coser.
c. el taconeo (M) (of high heels)
(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).
The class must have finished. The clack of the tap shoes has stopped.La clase habrá terminado. Se detuvo el taconeo de los zapatos de tap.
4. (chatter)
a. la cháchara (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 love the first day of school. I've missed the clack of the kids on the playground.Me encanta el primer día de la escuela. Me ha hecho falta la cháchara de los niños en la zona de juegos.
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