tinker
tinker(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. juguetear
You've been tinkering with the decorations in the living room for a week. They look fine!Llevas una semana jugueteando con las decoraciones de la sala. ¡Se ven bien!
b. jugar
Dad's gone out to the garage to tinker with the tractor engine.Papá salió al garaje para jugar con el motor del tractor.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (old-fashioned) (occupation)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. el hojalatero (M), la hojalatera (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).
Don't throw that away. We'll show it to the tinker when he comes by to see if he can mend it.No tires eso. Vamos a enseñárselo al hojalatero cuando pase a ver si lo puede reparar.
b. el calderero (M), la calderera (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 scullery maid told the chef that the tinker had arrived to repair one of the pots.La fregona le dijo al chef que el calderero había llegado para arreglar una de las ollas.
3. (pejorative) (Romani person) (United Kingdom)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el gitano (M), la gitana (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 latest gossip was that Robert's wife had run off with some tinker.El último chisme era que la esposa de Robert se había fugado con algún gitano.
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