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hoarding(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (act of obsessive accumulation)

a. el acaparamiento

(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).

(M)

Her paper hoarding led to her death when her house caught fire and she couldn't escape.Su acaparamiento de papeles la llevó a la muerte cuando su casa se incendió y no pudo escapar.

2. (fence) (United Kingdom)

a. la valla

(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).

(F)

The building site hoarding at the quay was painted to spruce up the area a bit.Se pintó la valla de las obras del muelle para adecentar la zona un poco.

3. (advertising medium) (United Kingdom)

a. la valla publicitaria

(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).

(F)

The hoardings at the airport promote local tourist sites.Las vallas publicitarias del aeropuerto promueven los sitios de interés turístico de la zona.

b. el espectacular

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

The hoardings at the match in Rome promoted prosciutto, parmesan, and coffee.Los espectaculares en el partido de Roma publicitaban jamón, queso parmesano y café.

hoarding

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (of food, money)

a. el acaparamiento m, acopio

(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).

(M)

2. (display board) (United Kingdom)

a. la valla publicitaria

(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).

(F)

hoarding [ˈhɔːdɪŋ]

noun

(fence) valla (f); (for advertisements) valla (f) publicitaria;

hoarding [ˈhɔːdɪŋ]

noun

(act) acumulación (f); retención (f)

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