splintered
splinter
splinter(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fragment)
a. la astilla (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).
Val got a splinter in her finger when she was building the wooden table.Val se clavó una astilla en el dedo cuando estaba haciendo la mesa de madera.
b. la esquirla (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 got a glass splinter in my foot from walking barefoot across a parking lot.Se me clavó una esquirla de vidrio en el pie por caminar descalzo por un estacionamiento.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. astillarse
The bat splintered when Joey hit the baseball.El bate se astilló cuando Joey golpeó la pelota de béisbol.
a. escindirse
The terrorist organization splintered off from a political party.La organización terrorista se escindió de un partido político.
b. separarse
A multitude of churches have splintered from the Catholic Church.Multitudes de iglesias se han separado de la Iglesia católica.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. astillar
Danielle splintered the bone with a brutal impact.Danielle astilló el hueso con un golpe brutal.
b. hacer astillas
Lightning struck and splintered a tree in the yard.Un rayo cayó e hizo astillas el árbol del patio.
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