lifeline
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lifeline(
layf
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layn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la cuerda salvavidas (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).
If the captain hadn't thrown me a lifeline, I might have drowned.Si el capitán no me hubiera tirado una cuerda salvavidas, pude haberme ahogado.
b. la cuerda de salvamento (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).
My boat didn't pass the safety inspection because it was missing a lifeline.Mi barco no pasó la inspección de seguridad porque le faltó una cuerda de salvamento.
2. (figurative) (source of support)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el sustento (M) (figurative)
(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 phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
After the rivers dried up, mining was the city's only remaining lifeline.Después de secarse los ríos de la ciudad, la minería era el único sustento que le quedaba.
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