raffle [ˈræfl]
raffle(
rah
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fuhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (lottery)
a. el sorteo (M)
(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).
I find it very suspicious that the same person has won the raffle two years in a row.Me parece muy sospechoso que la misma persona haya ganado el sorteo dos años seguidos.
We're planning a raffle for the charity event at my son's school.Estamos planeando un sorteo para el evento benéfico en la escuela de mi hijo.
b. la rifa (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).
I won my television and DVD player at a raffle this weekend.Gané mi televisor y reproductor de DVD en una rifa este fin de semana.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to offer as a raffle prize)
a. sortear
Did you buy raffle tickets? They're raffling great prizes tonight!¿Compraste boletos para la rifa? ¡Van a sortear premios estupendos esta noche!
b. rifar
We are raffling tickets to a rock concert in order to raise money.Estamos rifando boletos para un concierto de rock para recaudar dinero.
raffleNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la rifa(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).
raffle ticketboleto de rifa
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (general)
a. rifar
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