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salve
USAGE NOTE
This word is not used in the plural in sense 2.
salve(
sahlv
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (medicine)
a. el bálsamo (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).
My mom put some salve on my cut to help it heal.Mi mamá me puso bálsamo en la cortada para que se curara.
b. el ungüento (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 know I need to put this salve on my face, but it makes me break out really bad.Sé que tengo que ponerme este ungüento en la cara, pero hace que me salgan muchísimos granos.
c. la pomada (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 doctor gave me an ophthalmic salve to put around my eye for my shingles.La doctora me dio una pomada oftálmica para ponerme alrededor del ojo por la culebrilla.
2. (figurative) (comfort)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el bálsamo (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).
Your words put me at ease. They were a salve to my heart.Tus palabras me tranquilizaron. Fueron un bálsamo para mi corazón.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to soothe)
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