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inferno
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inferno(
ihn
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fuhr
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no
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fire)
a. la hoguera (F)
(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).
The building became a blazing inferno within minutes of the first spark.El edificio se convirtió en una hoguera ardiente minutos después de la primera chispa.
2. (hot place)
a. el infierno (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).
Mexicali in the summertime is an inferno. You're lucky if the temperature gets below 40 degrees Celsius.Mexicali en el verano es un infierno. Tienes suerte si la temperatura baja por debajo de 40 grados centígrados.
b. el horno (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).
Our office is an inferno if the air conditioning isn't on.Nuestra oficina es un horno si no está encendido el aire acondicionado.
3. (literary) (hell)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. el infierno (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).
Those who survived the bombing raids could say they passed through the torments of inferno.Los que sobrevivieron a los bombardeos podrían decir que pasaron a través de los tormentos del infierno.
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