rut(
ruht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (groove)
a. el surco (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).
Where once there had flowed a gentle stream, there now remained a dried up rut full of debris.Donde antes había fluido un arroyo suave, ahora quedaba un surco seco lleno de detritos.
2. (stagnation)
a. la rutina (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).
The bureaucrat felt trapped in a rut, so she decided to go sailing around the world.La burócrata se sentía atrapada en la rutina y decidió irse a darle la vuelta al mundo en barco.
b. la rutina sofocante (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 can't take this rut any longer! I need to do something new.¡Ya no soporto más esta rutina sofocante! Necesito hacer algo nuevo.
3. (biology)
a. el celo (M) (of male deer and elk)
(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).
Bucks may be very aggressive toward each other when they are in rut.Los ciervos machos pueden ser agresivos cuando están en celo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. estar en celo (male deer and elk)
This is the time of the year when stags rut.Esta es la época del año en que los ciervos están en celo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. dejar surcos en
Don't drag the table! You'll rut the floor.¡No arrastres la mesa! Dejarás surcos en el piso.
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