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lark(
lark
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. la alondra (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).
I lay in the grass listening to the larks singing high above me.Estaba tumbado en la hierba, escuchando a las alondras que cantaban allá en lo alto.
2. (colloquial) (amusing activity) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la broma (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).
We only swapped places for a lark, but it backfired on us.Nos cambiamos de sitio solo de broma, pero nos salió el tiro por la culata.
b. la diversión (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).
I was doing the job for a lark, really. I met a lot of famous people.La verdad es que hacía el trabajo por diversión. Conocí a muchos famosos.
c. la risa (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).
Have you seen his impersonation of that celebrity married to the TV guy? What a lark!¿Lo viste imitando a esa famosa casada con el de la tele? ¡Qué risa!
d. divertido (adjective)
Why don't you come on the outing with us? It'll be a lark.¿Por qué no te vienes con nosotros de excursión? Va a ser divertido.
3. (colloquial) (activity) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Blow this for a lark! I'm getting out of here.¡Al diablo con esto! Yo me largo de aquí.
This exercise lark takes it out of you, doesn't it?Esto del ejercicio te deja hecho polvo, ¿verdad?
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