imp
imp(
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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. (colloquial) (mischievous child)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el diablillo (M) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Come here, you little imp! Just wait till I get my hands on you!¡Ven acá, diablillo! ¡Vas a ver cuando te agarre!
b. el pillín (M), la pillina (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
You were an imp when you were little, but a lovable one.De chiquita eras una pillina, pero amorosa.
2. (demon)
a. el diablillo (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 travelers had to pass through an enchanted wood, protected by imps and sprites.Los viajeros tuvieron que pasar por unbosque encantado, protegido por diablillos y duendecillos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to graft)
a. injertar
We hand-reared a fledgling that fell from its nest and had to imp a couple of feathers in its wings.Criamos con biberón un polluelo que se cayó del nido y tuvimos que injertarle un par de plumas en las alas.
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