padding
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padding(
pah
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dihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (cushioning)
a. el relleno (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).
George uses protective padding in his shorts when he plays soccer.George utiliza relleno de protección en el short cuando juega al fútbol.
c. las almohadillas (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).
To reduce the risk of injury, wear protective padding when skating.Para reducir el riesgo de lesiones, usa almohadillas protectoras cuando patines.
2. (colloquial) (in writing or speaking)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la paja (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).
Most of his speech was just padding, trying to fill time until the main speaker arrived.La mayor parte de su discurso fue pura paja, tratando de hacer tiempo hasta que el orador principal llegarara.
b. el relleno (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).
This is mostly padding. You took ten pages to say what you could have said in two.Esto es más que nada relleno. Usaste diez páginas para decir lo que pudiste haber dicho en dos.
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