antena
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la antena(
ahn
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teh
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nah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (receptor)
a. antenna (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
La televisión dejó de funcionar cuando un rayó cayó en la antena.The TV stopped working when lightning hit the antenna.
b. aerial (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Cuando la antena se mueve con el viento, perdemos la señal de televisión.Whenever the aerial swings with the wind, we lose the TV signal.
3. (nautical)
a. lateen yard
Antiguamente muchos barcos estaban equipados con una antena.In the past many boats were equipped with a lateen yard.
las antenas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (colloquial) (figurative) (hearing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. ears
Mi madre sacó las antenas para intentar enterarse de lo que estamos hablando.My mother opened her ears to try to figure out what we were talking about.
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