prose
prose(
proz
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (literature)
a. la prosa (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).
Cervantes is most famous for his prose, but he wrote great poetry as well.Cervantes es más conocido por su prosa, pero también escribió muy buena poesía.
a. la traducción inversa (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).
The next assignment will be a prose of an extract of "Oliver Twist" into Latin.La próxima tarea será una traducción inversa de un extracto de "Oliver Twist" al latín.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. en prosa
The writer's prose works were never as famous as her plays.Las obras en prosa de la escritora nunca fueron tan famosas como sus obras de teatro.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (literature)
a. escribir prosa
He's a good writer but he should stick to prosing as his couple of attempts at poetry have not really met with great acclaim.Es buen escritor pero debería limitarse a escribir prosa porque sus dos intentos con la poesía no han sido muy alabados.
a. hablar de manera anodina
Listening to the candidates prosing on about their relative merits showed there wasn't an inspiring leader among them.Escuchar a los candidatos hablar de manera anodina sobre sus méritos relativos demostraba que no había un líder estimulante entre ellos.
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