maid [meɪd]
maid(
meyd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (domestic servant)
b. la sirvienta
(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).
They fired the maid due to her lack of punctuality.Despidieron a la sirvienta debido a su falta de puntualidad.
c. la muchacha
(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 the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
(Caribbean)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Ask the maid to change the sheets.Pide a la muchacha que cambie las sábanas.
maid
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (servant)
a. la sirvienta
(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).
maid of honordama de honor
2. (literary)
a. la doncella (girl)
(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).
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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| maid of honor | la dama de honor | |
| old maid | solterona | |
| I need a maid who washes windows | necesita una criada que limpie ventanas |
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