liver
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el hígado
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liver(
lih
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vuhr
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (anatomy)
a. el hígado
(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).
(M)
Drinking too much alcohol can be bad for your liver.Beber demasiado alcohol puede perjudicar el hígado.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
2. (relating to the liver)
a. hepático
Many types of liver disease still have unknown causes.Todavía no se conocen las causas de muchos tipos de enfermedades hepáticas.
b. de hígado
Recovering from a liver transplant is a long process.Recuperarse de un trasplante de hígado es un proceso largo.
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liver
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (general)
a. el hígado
(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).
(M)
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liver [ˈlɪvəʳ]
noun
(Anat) hígado (m)
modifier
[+pâté, sausage] de hígado; [+disease] hepático; del hígado
liver complaint (n) mal (m) de hígado; afección (f) hepática
liver pâté (n) foie gras (m); paté (m) de hígado
liver salts (n) sal (f) de fruta
liver sausage (n) salchicha (f) de hígado
liver spots (n) manchas (f) de la vejez
liver [ˈlɪvəʳ]
noun
fast liver calavera (informal) (m); good liver (lover of good food) gastrónomoagastrónoma (m) (f);a gastrónoma (lover of the good life) persona (f) que se da buena vida
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