mush(
muhsh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (mixture)
a. la papilla (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 had to blend all his food to a mush.Tuvimos que licuar toda su comida hasta hacer una papilla.
2. (culinary)
a. las gachas (F) (made with cornmeal)
(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 ate nothing but mush for four days.No comimos nada más que gachas durante cuatro días.
a. el sentimentalismo (M)
(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).
The movie is just pure mush.La película es 100% sentimentalismo.
b. la sensiblería (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 can't stand any more of this romantic mush.No aguanto más esta sensiblería romántica.
4. (colloquial) (face) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
b. la jeta (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I'll be happy if I never see your ugly mush again.Estaré encantada si no vuelvo a ver tu jeta tan fea.
c. el careto (M) (colloquial) (Spain)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
I didn't expect to see Mick's mush around here again.No esperaba ver el careto de Mick otra vez por aquí.
a. el colega (M), la colega (F) (colloquial)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Oy, mush! You can't park there!¡Eh, colega! ¡No puedes estacionar el coche ahí!
b. el cuate (M), la cuata (F) (colloquial) (Mexico)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Time to go home, mush. The bar's closing.Oiga cuate, es hora de irse a casita que cerramos la cantina.
c. el tronco (M) (colloquial) (Spain)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
Look mush, just take your things and get out of here.Mira, tronco, coge tus cosas y lárgate de aquí.
a. el viaje en trineo (M)
(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).
It was a four-day mush back to Coldfoot.El viaje en trineo para volver a Coldfoot nos llevó cuatro días.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. hacer una papilla de
Mush the fruit with a fork and pour it into the pan.Use un tenedor para hacer una papilla de la fruta y viértala en la olla.
b. triturar
Mush all the ingredients together with a blender.Tritura todos los ingredientes con la licuadora.
c. majar
If you mush some vegetables, you can use them to thicken the sauce.Si majas unas verduras, las puedes usar para espesar la salsa.
d. machacar
Mush the fish and sautée it with the diced onion.Machaca el pescado y saltéalo con la cebolla picada.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
It took us a couple of hours to mush across the frozen lake.Nos llevó un par de horas atravesar el lago congelado con el trineo.
The racers mushed hard for two hours before stopping to give the dogs a rest.Los corredores llevaron los trineos a buen ritmo durante dos horas antes de detenerse para que los perros descansaran.
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