housekeeper

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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
a. el ama de llaves
(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)
(in a house)
The housekeeper gave the maids the sheets for the master bedroom.El ama de llaves entregó las sábanas del dormitorio principal a las sirvientas.
b. la gobernanta
(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)
(in a hotel)
The housekeeper learned that one of the guests of the hotel had lost a ring.La gobernanta fue informada de que uno de los huéspedes del hotel había perdido un anillo.
a. el señor de la limpieza
(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)
, la señora de la limpieza
(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)
I need to hire a new housekeeper who can work full-time.Necesito contratar a una nueva señora de la limpieza que pueda trabajar a tiempo completo.
b. la mucama
(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)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
I couldn't manage without a housekeeper because I do very long hours.Yo no sobreviría sin una mucama porque trabajo muy largas horas.
c. la sirvienta
(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)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
Let's go out for lunch so the housekeeper can clean uninhibited.Vámonos a comer fuera de casa para que la sirvienta pueda limpiar sin estorbos.
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