lasso [læˈsuː]
you lassoing
lasso
lasso(
lah
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so
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (rope)
a. el lazo (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 park ranger keeps a lasso in his patrol car in case he sees a stray animal.El guarda forestal lleva siempre un lazo en su patrulla por si ve a un animal perdido.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to tie up with a lasso)
a. echar el lazo
He lassoed a buffalo, and in no time the animal was on the ground.Le echó el lazo a un búfalo, y, en un momento, el animal estaba por tierra.
c. enlazar (Colombia) (River Plate)
Regionalism used in Colombia
Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear that had been lassoed.Teddy Roosevelt se negó a disparar a un oso al que habían enlazado.
d. lacear (Argentina) (Bolivia) (Chile) (Ecuador) (Peru)
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Peru
The cowboy lassoed the bull and loaded it into the track.El vaquero laceó el toro y lo cargó en el camión.
lassoNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el lazo(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).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (general)
a. capturar con lazo
b. lacear (Southern Cone)
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