ladder
ladder(
lah
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(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 used a ladder to put up the Christmas lights.Usó una escalera para colocar las luces navideñas.
a. la carrera (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).
She got a ladder in her stockings when she brushed up against a cactus.Se le hizo una carrera en sus medias cuando se rozó contra un cactus.
3. (hierarchy)
a. la escalera (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).
There is a secret ladder of promotion where I work that I can't seem to climb.Hay una escalera de promoción secreta donde trabajo que no logro subir.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. hacer una carrera
She laddered her tights when she was putting them on.Hizo una carrera en sus mallas cuando se las estaba poniendo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. hacerse una carrera
Your pantyhose will ladder if you wash them with your jacket.Tus medias se harán una carrera si las lavas con tu chaqueta.
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