stab(
stahb
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
He stabbed one of the police officers who tried to arrest him.Apuñaló a uno de los policías que intentaron arrestarlo.
b. acuchillar
He was stabbed repeatedly in the stomach.Lo acuchillaron repetidas veces en el estómago.
c. dar una puñalada a (once)
The thief stabbed her, and she spent several months in the hospital.El ladrón le dio una puñalada y ella pasó varios meses en el hospital.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tratar de apuñalar
She stabbed at him trying to defend herself.Trató de apuñalarlo intentando defenderse.
a. poner el dedo sobre
She kept stabbing at the photo, and asking what more evidence did we need.Ella no hacía más que poner el dedo sobre la foto y gritar que qué más pruebas necesitábamos.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (knife jab)
a. la puñalada (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).
The old man had been killed by a stab in the back.El anciano había sido asesinado de una puñalada en la espalda.
b. la cuchillada (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).
The patient was bleeding because of the stab to his chest.El paciente sangraba debido a la cuchillada en el pecho.
c. el navajazo (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).
Brando won the fight with just one stab.Brando ganó la pelea con un solo navajazo.
5. (feeling)
a. la punzada (F) (of pain)
(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 felt a strong stab of pain in my elbow.Sentí una fuerte punzada de dolor en el codo.
b. el sentimiento (M) (of guilt or regret)
(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).
Later that day I felt a stab of guilt for what I had done.Más tarde ese día me invadió un sentimiento de culpa por lo que había hecho.
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