indentation

la muesca

la hendidura

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dihn

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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. (notch)

a. la muesca

(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 indentations on the soles give you better grip.Las muescas de las suelas ofrecen un mejor agarre.

2. (dent)

a. la hendidura

(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 indentation in the landscape may have been caused by a rock colliding with the earth millions of years ago.La hendidura del terreno puede deberse al choque de una roca con la tierra hace millones de años.

b. la abolladura

(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)

There was a slight indentation in the metal, where someone has banged something against it.Había una pequeña abolladura en el metal, donde alguien lo había golpeado con algo.

3. (recess)

a. el entrante

(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)

The country has a very irregular coastline, full of indentations.La costa del país es muy irregular, con multitud de entrantes.

4. (printing)

a. la sangría

(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)

There is an indentation at the beginning of each paragraph.Hay una sangría al principio de cada párrafo.

b. el sangrado

(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)

The indentation should be set at half a centimeter.Hay que ajustar el sangrado a medio centímetro.

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