bully
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bully(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (thug)
a. el abusador (M), la abusadora (F)
(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).
(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).
The bully smacked me on the head and stole my money.El abusador me dio un coscorrón y me robó el dinero.
b. el matón (M), la matona (F)
(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).
(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 tried to defend myself against the school bully.Traté de defenderme del matón de mi escuela.
c. el bravucón (M), la bravucona (F)
(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).
(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).
You don't have to be a bully to get what you want.No tienes que ser un bravucón para conseguir lo que quieres.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. intimidar
She bullied him into doing what she wanted.Lo intimidó para que hiciera lo que ella quería.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
He was being bullied at school.Estaba sufriendo acoso escolar.
The teacher said Eve has been bullying her friends.La profesora dijo que Eve estuvo intimidando a sus amigos.
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