hoard(
hord
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. acaparar
The squirrels are hoarding acorns in the yard.Las ardillas están acaparando bellotas en el patio.
a. atesorar
The old lady had been hoarding money for a long time.La anciana llevaba mucho tiempo atesorando dinero.
b. acumular
I don't understand why my grandfather hoards matches.No entiendo por qué mi abuelo se dedica a acumular fósforos.
c. guardar
Why are you hoarding all these books of your dad's? You're not interested in heraldry.¿Por qué guardas todos estos libros de tu papá? A ti no te interesa la heráldica.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. acaparar provisiones
We've been asked not to hoard; if we do, the stores will run out of provisions.Nos han pedido que no acaparemos provisiones; de lo contrario, las tiendas se quedarán sin ellas.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (treasure)
a. el tesoro (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).
According to legend, there's a dragon's hoard under this hill.Cuenta la leyenda que bajo esta colina está enterrado el tesoro de un dragón.
5. (supply)
a. la reserva (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).
My mother has a large hoard of canned food in case the cost of living suddenly goes up.Mi madre tiene una reserva enorme de comida enlatada por si acaso sube el costo de la vida.
b. la provisión (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).
Did you see the hoard of food that your aunt has stockpiled in the cellar?¿Viste la provisión de comida que tu tía tiene almacenada en el sótano?
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate have been hoarding using machine translators
Conjugations
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of hoard in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
