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This word may also be written "lightbulb."
light bulb(
layt
buhlb
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
(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 need to replace the light bulb in the bathroom.Necesito cambiar la bombilla en el baño.
b. el foco (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I need to buy some more light bulbs for the lamps.Necesito comprar más focos para las lámparas.
c. el bombillo (M) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America)
(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).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
The room was lit by a single light bulb.Un solo bombillo alumbraba la habitación.
d. la lamparita (F) (River Plate)
(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 have to change the light bulb in the bathroom.Tengo que cambiar la lamparita en el baño.
e. la ampolleta (F) (Chile)
(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).
Regionalism used in Chile
What is the average lifespan of an incandescent light bulb?¿Cuál es la vida útil promedio de una ampolleta incandescente?
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