hops
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hops(
haps
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
hop
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (to jump)
a. saltar
The little lamb was hopping around the prairie.El cordero estaba saltando alrededor de la pradera.
c. saltar a la pata coja
The children are hopping around the patio.Los niños están saltando a la pata coja por el patio.
d. dar saltitos
The grasshopper is hopping through the grass.El saltamontes está dando saltitos por la hierba.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (leap)
b. el brinco (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).
"Two hops and a step to the left," instructed the square dance caller."Dos brincos y un paso a la izquierda", gritó el instructor de la contradanza.
4. (aviation)
a. el vuelo corto (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).
It's just a short 30 minute hop from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.Es un vuelo corto de apenas 30 minutos de Los Ángeles a Las Vegas.
5. (colloquial) (dance)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el baile (M) (United States)
(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 the United States
We had a swell time at the hop on Friday.Nos la pasamos muy bien en el baile el viernes.
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