have jived
jive(
jayv
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (dance)
b. el swing (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 dance competition covers everything from the jive to the Viennese waltz.El concurso de baile abarca todo desde el swing hasta el vals vienés.
a. la jerga (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).
The song lyrics were full of musicians' jive, which I couldn't get.La letra de la canción estaba llena de la jerga de los músicos, la cual yo no podía entender.
3. (slang) (nonsense)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. las pavadas (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
What sort of jive is that? I don't believe it for one minute!¿Qué son esas pavadas? ¡No me las creo ni por un momento!
b. las chorradas (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The salesman gave me a lot of jive about processor speeds.El vendedor me dijo puras chorradas sobre la velocidad del procesador.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (to dance)
a. bailar el jive
Everyone was jumping and jiving to the music.Todos saltaban y bailaban el jive al compás de la música.
b. bailar el swing
There's a bar where we can jive till dawn.Hay un bar donde podemos bailar el swing hasta el amanecer.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to tease)
a. tomar el pelo
Don't mind them. They're just jiving you.No les hagas caso. Te están tomando el pelo.
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