kerosene
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kerosene(
keh
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ruh
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sin
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el queroseno (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).
Fill the lamps with kerosene so we can see in the dark.Llena las lámparas de queroseno para que podamos ver en la oscuridad.
b. el querosén (M) (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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I prefer kerosene, because it produces less fumes than does wood when it burns.Prefiero el querosén porque despide menos gases que la madera cuando se quema.
c. el keroseno (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).
Don't light that match. It smells like kerosene in here.No enciendas ese cerillo. Huele a keroseno aquí.
d. el kerosene (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).
I forgot to get extra kerosene for the lamps, so we couldn't see anything during the power outage.Me olvidé de buscar más kerosene para las lámparas, así que no vimos nada durante el apagón.
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