A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun 1. (jetty)
a. pier Estoy esperando el bote en el muelle. I'm waiting for the boat at the pier.
b. dock Vamos a esperar al buque de tu papá en el muelle. Let's go to meet your dad's ship at the dock.
c. wharf Cuando llegó al muelle, no había sitio para atar su bote. When he arrived at the wharf, there was no place to tie up his boat.
d. quay El puerto tiene varios muelles. The port has several quays.
2. (loading area)
a. loading dock Puedes estacionar en el muelle para recoger la mercancía. You can park in the loading dock to pick up the merchandise.
b. loading bay El muelle estaba lleno de televisiones y computadoras. The loading bay was full of televisions and computers.
3. (coil)
a. spring Podía sentir los muelles del colchón. I could feel the mattress springs.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 4. (soft)
a. comfortable El sofá nuevo es muy muelle. The new couch is really comfortable.
5. (free from worry)
a. easy Mi hermano está en Costa Rica, viviendo una vida muelle. My brother is in Costa Rica, living the easy life.
b. comfortable Después de la guerra, el soldado solo quería llevar una vida muelle y libre de conflicto. After the war, the soldier just wanted to live a comfortable, conflict-free life.
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
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muelle
(resorte) spring colchón de muelles interior sprung mattress
muelle helicoidal coil spring
muelle real mainspring
adjective
1 (blando) soft; (delicado) delicate; (elástico) springy; bouncy muelle
1 (Náutica) (puerto) wharf; quay; (malecón) pier cargador de muelles docker
muelle de atraque (Náutica) mooring quay; (Aeronáutica) docking bay
2 (Ferro) (also muelle de carga ) loading bay Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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