microwave [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv]
microwave
microwave(
may
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kro
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weyv
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (electrical appliance)
(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).
Unfreeze chicken in the microwave.Descongela el pollo en el microondas.
2. (physics)
a. la microonda (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).
The device receives the microwaves emitted by the antenna.El aparato recibe las microondas emitidas por la antena.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (to use the microwave)
a. cocinar en el microondas
I don't like microwaving eggs.No me gusta cocinar los huevos en el microondas.
b. calentar en el microondas
Microwave the milk for about two minutes.Calienta la leche en el microondas unos dos minutos.
microwaveNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (physics)
a. la microonda(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).
microwave (oven)microondas m inv
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (general)
a. cocinar en el microondas
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