milk jug

milk jug
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
1. (bottle used to store milk)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. envase de leche
When I got home from the grocery store, I saw that the milk jug I had just bought was leaking.Cuando volví a casa del supermercado, vi que el envase de leche que había comprado tenía un agujero.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
The milk jug is almost empty, so you should get another one while you're out.El medio galón de leche está casi vacío, así que debes comprar otro mientras estés fuera.
Would you put the milk jug back in the fridge?¿Volverías a poner el galón de leche en la nevera?
2. (empty bottle used for storing milk)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. envase de leche vacío
Don't throw away that milk jug. It can be recycled.No botes ese envase de leche vacío. Se puede reciclar.
b. bote de leche vacío
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
I put a milk jug on the mooring line as a makeshift buoy.Até un bote de leche vacío al cabo del amarre como boya improvisada.
c. bidón de leche vacío
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
There’s no deposit on milk jugs, so they can just go in the regular recycling.No se paga seña sobre los bidones de leche vacíos, así los puedes poner en el tacho de reciclables.
3. (pitcher used for serving milk)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el jarro de leche
(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)
Would you put the milk jug on the table for me?¿Me pondrías el jarro de leche en la mesa?
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