marbles

las canicas

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Pronunciation

marbles(

mar

buhlz

)

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

1. (general)

a. las canicas

(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).

(F)

We played marbles to pass the rainy afternoon.Jugamos canicas para pasar la tarde lluviosa.

b. las bolitas

(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).

(F)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

The nanny wouldn't let us play marbles because we didn't clean up well.La niñera prohibió que jugáramos bolitas porque no limpiamos bien.

marble

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

2. (stone)

a. el mármol

(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)

I still find it incredible that Michelangelo could turn a big block of marble into such a beautiful sculpture.Todavía me parece impresionante que Miguel Ángel haya podido convertir un bloque grande de mármol en una escultura tan bella.

The top of the kitchen island is made of marble.La superficie de la isla de la cocina está hecha de mármol.

3. (toy)

a. la canica

(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).

(F)

You have to push your opponent's marbles outside of the circle with yours.Tienes que sacar las canicas de tu adversario fuera del círculo con las tuyas.

b. la bolita

(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).

(F)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

At the museum, there's an exhibition of antique handmade glass marbles.En el museo, hay una exposición de bolitas de vidrio antiguas, hechas a mano,

4. (art)

a. la escultura de mármol

(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).

(F)

We went to the Louvre to see the Renaissance marbles.Fuimos al Louvre para ver las esculturas de mármol del Renacimiento.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to create a marbling effect on)

a. vetear

The stone mantelpiece had been marbled to give it a more elegant appearance.La repisa de piedra había sido veteada para darle una aparencia más elegante.

b. jaspear

In art class, we're learning some easy techniques for marbling paper which can then be applied to other surfaces.En clase de arte, estamos aprendiendo unas técnicas fáciles para jaspear el papel que luego se pueden aplicar a otras superficies.

marble

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (stone)

a. el mármol

(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)

2. (glass ball)

a. la canica

(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).

(F)

to play marblesjugar a las canicas

3. (fam fig)

to lose one's marblesvolverse loco(a) or

marble [ˈmɑːbl]

noun

1 (material) mármol (m)

2 (work in marble) obra (f) en mármol