needle
needle(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sewing)
2. (knitting)
a. la aguja de punto (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).
My grandmother used to spend hours knitting sweaters with her needles.Mi abuela pasaba horas tejiendo suéteres con sus agujas de punto.
4. (medicine)
5. (pointer)
6. (botany)
b. la acícula (F) (formal)
(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 used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A tree is dying when it drops green needles.Un árbol está moribundo cuando pierde acículas verdes.
7. (colloquial) (rivalry)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el pique (M) (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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The needle between the teams is magnified by the press.La prensa exagera el pique entre los equipos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
8. (colloquial) (to annoy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pinchar (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I'm trying to study. Stop needling me!Estoy tratando de estudiar. ¡Deja de pincharme!
b. picar (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Sarah continued to needle Mark until he left the room.Sarah siguió picando a Mark hasta que salió de la habitación.
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