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oasis

el oasis

USAGE NOTE

The plural of "oasis" is "oases."

oasis(

sihs

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (geography)

a. el oasis

(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)

Is that really an oasis in the desert, or am I hallucinating?¿De veras hay un oasis en el desierto o estoy alucinando?

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).

(figurative)

(refuge)

a. el oasis

(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)

The bedroom was a quiet oasis in a house full of screaming children.El dormitorio era un oasis tranquilo en una casa llena de niños gritando.

oasis

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el oasis

(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)

2. (fig)

an oasis of calmun oasis de tranquilidad

oasis [əʊˈeɪsɪs]

noun

oases (plural) [əʊˈeɪsiːz] oasis (m)

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