maceta
maceta
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maceta(
mah
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seh
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (plant container)
Una ráfaga de viento tumbó la maceta al suelo y se partió en dos.A gust of wind knocked down the flowerpot, and it broke in half.
Quiero poner unas macetas en el balcón.I want to put some flowerpots on the balcony.
b. pot
La maceta de margaritas se ve muy bien en el patio.The pot of daisies looks very nice in the patio.
2. (hammer)
a. mallet
Coloca el cincel en la marca que hiciste y golpéalo con la maceta.Put the chisel on the mark you made, and hit it with the mallet.
3. (colloquial) (head) (Latin America)
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.
a. nut (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
¡Qué golpazo se dio en la maceta!What a whack on the nut that was!
b. noggin (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
¡Piensa con la maceta!Think with your noggin!
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
4. (colloquial) (miserly) (Dominican Republic) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
5. (colloquial) (robust) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Peru
macetaNoun
Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers LimitedA noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (tiesto)
a. flowerpot
2. (herramienta)
a. mallet
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