paper clip

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “paperclip.”
paper clip(
pey
-
puhr
 
klihp
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el clip
(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)
My essay is on your desk. It has a pink paper clip.Mi ensayo está encima de su escritorio. Tiene un clip rosado.
b. el sujetapapeles
(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)
My little brother has an annoying habit of unfolding paper clips.Mi hermanito tiene un hábito molesto de deshacer los sujetapapeles.
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