jaws
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jaws(
jaz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (anatomy)
a. las fauces (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 goat managed to escape from the jaws of the crocodile.La cabra logró escaparse de las fauces del cocodrilo.
2. (figurative) (opening)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
jaw
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (anatomy)
(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).
He had a firm jaw and an aquiline nose.Tenía mandíbula firme y nariz aguileña.
b. la quijada (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).
These dolphins have around 30 pairs of teeth in each jaw.Estos delfines tienen alrededor de 30 pares de dientes en cada quijada.
4. (tool)
a. la mordaza (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 jaws are designed to hold flat or round objects.Las mordazas están diseñadas para sujetar objetos planos o redondos.
5. (colloquial) (talk)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Let's go and have a jaw over some dinner.Vamos a charlar mientras cenamos.
These committee meetings are just endless jaw.Esas reuniones del comité no son más que cháchara interminable.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (to talk)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
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