jackpot

el premio gordo

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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. (top prize)

a. el premio gordo

(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)

This Monday's jackpot is over $60,000,000.El premio gordo de este lunes está arriba de $60,000,000.

b. el gordo

(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)

She was feeling lucky, so she bought a lottery ticket and won the jackpot.Se sentía con suerte, así que compró un boleto de lotería y se sacó el gordo.

c. el bote

(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 jackpot for the first drawing was over a million euros.El bote del primer sorteo fue de más de un millón de euros.

d. la lotería

(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)

Carlos won the jackpotA Carlos se ganó la lotería.

2. (success or good fortune)

a. el gordo

(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)

Wow! You won the jackpot. Look at the size of that fish.¡Vaya! Sacaste el gordo. Mira el tamaño de ese pescado.

b. la lotería

(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)

When Tom asked Jim about his new girlfriend he said, "I won the jackpot with her."Cuando Tom le preguntó a Jim sobre su nueva novia le dijo, "Me saqué la lotería con ella."

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