clink
clink(
klihngk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tintineo (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 bartender put the coin in the register with a clink.El barman hizo un tintineo con la moneda al echarla a la caja.
2. (slang) (prison)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. la cana (F) (slang) (Latin America)
(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 very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Tom did five years in the clink for armed robbery.Tom pasó cinco años en la cana por robo a mano armada.
b. el bote (M) (slang) (Latin America)
(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 very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
There's no way I'd do that. I don't want to go to the clink, man.Ni loco voy a hacer eso. No quiero ir al bote, güey.
c. la trena (F) (slang) (Spain)
(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 very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Spain
The clink has a way of changing a person, and often for the worse.La trena tiene una forma de cambiar a las personas, y a menudo es un cambio para mal.
d. el trullo (M) (slang) (Spain)
(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 very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Spain
Dude, if you get caught, they're going to stick you in the clink.Oye, chaval que como te pillan, te van a meter en el trullo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tintinear
We'd better pull over; I heard something clinking in the engine.Deberíamos pararnos; oí algo tintinear en el motor.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. hacer tintinear
My brother was clinking plates and splashing water on the floor while he was washing the dishes.Mi hermano hacía tintinear los platos y salpicaba agua en el piso mientras fregaba los platos.
b. entrechocar (when toasting)
Everyone clinked their glasses in the middle of the table.Todos entrechocaron sus copas en el centro de la mesa.
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