ribbons

los jirones

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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

1. (shreds)

a. los jirones

(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 dog tore my shirt to ribbons.El perro me hizo jirones la camisa.

ribbon

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

noun

2. (strip of fabric)

a. la cinta

(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)

The book was decorated with a red ribbon.El libro estaba decorado con una cinta roja.

3. (award)

a. el premio

(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)

I was awarded a ribbon for my strawberry pie at the fair.Me dieron un premio por mi pay de fresa en la feria.

b. el galón

(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)

(military)

The colonel was awarded another ribbon yesterday.El coronel fue galardonado ayer con un nuevo galón.

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).

(figurative)

(narrow strip)

a. la franja

(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)

There is only a narrow ribbon of asphalt where the airplanes take off and land.Hay solo una estrecha franja de asfalto donde despegan y aterrizan los aviones.

b. la faja

(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)

We walked along a ribbon of beach to get to the cliff.Caminamos por una faja de playa para llegar al acantilado.

5. (mechanics)

a. la cinta

(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)

The typewriter ribbon was obviously very worn.Era evidente que la cinta de la máquina de escribir estaba muy desgastada.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (to decorate with ribbons)

a. encintar

The living room with its ribboned ceiling and walls had been transformed into a party room.La sala, con el techo y las paredes encintados, había sido transformada en un salón de fiestas.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (to extend like ribbons; used with "across" or "through")

a. rayar con cintas

Plane trails ribboned across the clear blue skies.Los rastros de los aviones rayaban con cintas el claro cielo azul.

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