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heel(
hil
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. el taco (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
My heel broke off my shoe while walking on a cobblestone street.Se me rompió el taco cuando caminaba por una calle empedrada.
4. (footware)
b. el zapato de tacón (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).
Marta always wears heels when she goes dancing.Marta siempre lleva zapatos de tacón cuando sale a bailar.
c. el zapato de taco (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 hostess must wear heels.La anfitriona debe usar zapatos de taco.
5. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (contemptible person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. el canalla (M), la canalla (F)
(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).
(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'm glad you're not dating him anymore. He was a real heel.Me alegro de que ya no salgas con él. Era un verdadero canalla.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. poner tapas a
The uppers are still in good condition. I just need to heel them.Los empeines están en buen estado. Solo tengo que ponerles tapas.
b. poner tacos altos a (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I want to heel these shoes with rubber.Quiero ponerles tacos altos a estos zapatos.
c. poner tacones a
The cobbler will finish heeling my shoes by this afternoon.El zapatero terminará de ponerle los tacones a mis zapatos para hoy en la tarde.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
8. (nautical)
a. escorar
The boat began to heel back as it sailed into rough sees.El barco empezó a escorar cuando navegó por el mar agitado.
a. caminar al lado
Laura is training her dog to heel.Laura está entrenando a su perra para que camine al lado.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
10. (dog command)
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