second base
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second base(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sports)
a. la segunda base (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 runner waited on second base until the right fielder caught the pop fly and then made a dash for third.El corredor esperó en la segunda base hasta que el jardinero derecho atrapara el elevado y entonces corrió hacia la tercera base.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (making out) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. la segunda base (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I got to second base with Leslie last night.Anoche llegué a la segunda base con Leslie.
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