ringer

el campanero

el/la doble

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ringer(

rihng

uhr

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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

1. (bell ringer)

a. el campanero

(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)

, la campanera

(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)

Only six ringers turned up for practice last night.Solo seis campaneros vinieron al ensayo anoche.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(identical person)

a. el doble

(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)

, la doble

(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)

They'll have to get a ringer to do the scenes that Kidman isn't doing.Van a tener que contratar a un doble para hacer las escenas que no hace Kidman.

b. la viva imagen

(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)

If Mateo had longer hair, he could be a ringer for Mick Jagger.Si Mateo tuviera el pelo más largo, sería la viva imagen de Mick Jagger.

3. (electronics)

a. el timbre

(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)

Marcia has the ringer on her cellphone turned up to the maximum volume.Marcia tiene el timbre de su celular al máximo volumen.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(sports)

a. el caballo sustituido

(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)

He was jailed for his part in a rigged betting scheme using a ringer.Lo metieron preso por participar en un plan de apuestas amañado con un caballo sustituido.

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