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This word may also be spelled “pedlar”.
peddler(
pehd
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luhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el vendedor ambulante (M), la vendedora ambulante (F)
(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).
(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).
I remember a peddler who came by about twice a year selling brushes and cloths.Me acuerdo de un vendedor ambulante que pasaba como dos veces al año vendiendo cepillos y bayetas.
b. el mercachifle (M), la mercachifle (F)
(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).
(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 byelaw was introduced to ban peddlers from entering the town.Introdujeron una ordenanza que prohibía a los mercachifles entrar en la ciudad.
2. (trafficker)
a. el traficante (M), la traficante (F)
(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).
(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).
The cops arrested a couple of peddlers, but they never got the guy behind the operation.La policía detuvo a un par de traficantes, pero nunca llegaron a agarrar al tipo que estaba detrás de la operación.
3. (of ideas)
a. el vendedor (M), la vendedora (F)
(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).
(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).
Why does the newspaper give a platform to these peddlers of hate?¿Por qué el periódico les da una plataforma a estos vendedores de odio?
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