morass
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morass
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (marsh)
a. el pantano (M)
(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).
The soldiers trudged through the morass.Los soldados caminaron fatigosamente por el pantano.
b. la ciénaga (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).
You'll want to wear rubber boots in the morass.Tendrás que usar botas de goma en la ciénaga.
c. el cenagal (M)
(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).
The morass is full of beavers and turtles.El cenagal está lleno de castores y tortugas.
2. (figurative) (burdensome impediment)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el laberinto (M)
(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).
Businesses hire accountants because it is difficult to wade through the morass of financial regulations.Las empresas contratan a contadores porque es difícil manejarse por el laberinto de reglamentos financieros.
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