lĂnea
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la lĂnea(
lee
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neh
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (stripe)
2. (commerce)
a. line
Ya es otoño y ha llegado nuestra lĂnea nueva de productos.It's already fall, and our new product line has arrived.
a. line
Las lĂneas de toda la comarca estĂĄn fuera de servicio, asĂ que muchas personas estĂĄn sin luz.All the lines in the county are down, so there are a lot of people without power.
b. cable
La lĂnea pasa por debajo de la tierra para enviar la electricidad a la sauna en el jardĂn.The cable goes underground to send the electricity to the sauna in the backyard.
a. line
No sĂ© quĂ© ha pasado con el telĂ©fono. Se ha cortado la lĂnea.I don't know what happened with the phone. The line went dead.
5. (of text)
a. line
Tengo que acostarme. No dejo de leer las mismas lĂneas una y otra vez.I have to go to bed. I keep reading the same lines over and over again.
6. (transport)
a. line
Para llegar a la Sagrada Familia, tienes que coger la lĂnea 11 hacia Vall d'Hebron.To get to the Sagrada Familia, you have to take the 11 line toward Vall d'Hebron.
b. route
La lĂnea de autobĂșs de South Portland estĂĄ fuera servicio hasta mañana.The South Portland bus route is out of service until tomorrow.
7. (sports)
a. line
Los corredores esperaron el tiro en la lĂnea de salida.The runners waited for the shot at the starting line.
8. (fashion)
a. figure
ÂżQuieres helado? - No gracias, estoy guardando la lĂnea.Do you want ice cream? - No thanks, I'm watching my figure.
10. (military)
a. line
Los soldados mĂĄs valientes van a la primera lĂnea mañana.The bravest soldiers are going to the front line tomorrow.
11. (genealogy)
a. line
El caballero que muriĂł en la batalla fue el Ășltimo de su lĂnea.The knight who died in battle was the last of his line.
12. (computing)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No podrĂ© seguir trabajando hoy porque Internet estĂĄ fuera de lĂnea.I won't be able to keep working today because the Internet is down.
Como no vivo cerca de una universidad, hice mis estudios en lĂnea.Since I don't live near a university, I did my courses online.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
14. (about a topic)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Nuestra preferencia serĂa algo en la lĂnea del diseño original.Our preference would be something along the lines of the original design.
La estrategia de ventas serĂĄ en lĂneas generales lo mismo, pero vamos a cambiar algunos detalles.The sales strategy will be broadly speaking the same, but we're going to change a few details.
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