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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la oportunidad (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).
I blew it! The NBA will never give me another look-in.¡Lo regué! La NBA nunca me dará otra oportunidad.
b. el chance (M), la chance (F) (colloquial) (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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She went to LA in hopes of becoming an actress, but she never got a look-in because she was too plain.Fue a Los Ángeles con la esperanza de hacerse actriz, pero no tuvo chance porque era poco atractiva.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
My boyfriend and I played pool, and he won on his first turn. I never even got a look-in.Mi novio y yo jugamos al billar americano, y él ganó en el primer turno. Ni siquiera me dejó participar.
The teacher always calls on Jess. No one else gets a look-in.La maestra siempre le pasa la palabra a Jess. Nadie más puede abrir la boca.
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