pylon

la torre de alta tensión

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pylon(

pay

lan

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (electrical tower)

a. la torre de alta tensión

(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)

A clearing was made in the woods for the pylons bringing electricity from the power plant.Se abrió un claro en el bosque para las torres de alta tensión que llevaban la electricidad desde la central.

2. (architecture)

a. el pilón

(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)

All that's left of the steamboat wharf is those pylons.Lo único que queda del embarcadero para vapores son esos pilones.

b. el pilote

(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)

There were no moorings available in the harbor, so we just tied onto a pylon near the shore.No había amarraderos disponibles en el puerto, así que tuvimos que amarrarnos a un pilote cerca de la orilla.

pylon

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la torre (de alta tensión)

(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)

pylon [ˈpaɪlən]

noun

(Electricity and Electronics) torre (f) de conducción eléctrica

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