puppet

puppet(
puh
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piht
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el títere
(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 puppeteer uses strings to move the puppets.El titiritero usa cuerdas para mover los títeres.
b. la marioneta
(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).
(F)
Most of the time, one of the puppets was hitting the others with a club.Casi todo el rato, una de las marionetas pegaba a las demás con una porra.
a. el títere
(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 president doesn't have his own ideas. He's just a puppet for his party.El presidente no tiene ideas propias. No es más que un títere del partido.
b. la marioneta
(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).
(F)
According to determinism, we are little more than puppets in the hands of fate.Según el determinismo, somos poco más que marionetas en manos del destino.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. de títeres
They're putting on a puppet show for the children at the festival.En el festival, van a montar un espectáculo de títeres para los niños.
b. de marionetas
A carpenter was contracted to build the puppet theater.Encargaron a un carpintero que hiciera el teatro de marionetas.
a. títere
It doesn't matter who you vote for, because it'll be a puppet government anyway.No importa por quién votes, porque, de todos modos, será un gobierno títere.
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