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rung(
ruhng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (step)
a. el peldaño (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).
We climbed a series of iron rungs set into the wall of the tower to get to the top.Para llegar a lo alto de la torre, subimos una serie de peldaños de hierro incrustados en la pared.
b. el escalón (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 put my foot on the bottom rung of the ladder to steady it.Puse el pie en el escalón de abajo del todo de la escalera para sujetarla.
2. (crosspiece)
a. el travesaño (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).
One of the chair's rungs was broken, so it was wobbly.Uno de los travesaños de la silla se había roto, por eso esta se tambaleaba.
3. (figurative) (level in a hierarchy)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el escalón (M) (figurative)
(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).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
My father started off on the bottom rung of the ladder in his profession, but was soon promoted.Mi padre empezó en el escalón más bajo de su profesión, pero pronto lo ascendieron.
b. el peldaño (M) (figurative)
(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).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Amy's family were several rungs further up the social ladder than ours.La familia de Amy se situaba varios peldaños por encima de la nuestra en la escala social.
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