monkey(
muhng
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ki
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
(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).
(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).
We saw a pregnant female monkey at the zoo.Vimos una mona embarazada en el zoo.
2. (colloquial) (misbehaved child)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el diablillo (M), la diablilla (F) (colloquial)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Sara's children act like a bunch of monkeys. I can't stand them.Los niños de Sara se comportan como una cuerda de diablillos. No los soporto.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
Sam's always monkeying around in class and I can't concentrate.Sam siempre anda tonteando en clase y no puedo concentrarme.
a. jugar con
Fans of the series were upset that they'd monkeyed with the storyline to such a degree.Los aficionados de la serie se molestaron que habían jugado con el argumento hasta tal punto.
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