semi(
seh
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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. (vehicle)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el tráiler
(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)
Two semis roared past with their horns blaring.Dos tráilers pasaron con gran estruendo, haciendo sonar sus bocinas a todo volumen.
b. el camión articulado
(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)
A semi had jackknifed and was blocking two lanes of the highway.Un camión articulado había hecho la tijera y bloqueaba dos carriles de la carretera.
2. (semi-trailer)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el tráiler
(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)
The semi was loaded with refrigerated food products.El tráiler iba cargado de alimentos refrigerados.
b. el semirremolque
(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)
The semi detached itself from the tractor and flew off into a fence.El semirremolque se soltó del tractor y salió despedido contra una valla.
a. la semifinal
(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)
This is the first time the tennis player has reached the semis of the US Open.Esta es la primera vez que la tenista llega a las semifinales del Abierto de Estados Unidos.
4. (dwelling)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la casa pareada
(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)
As the plane came in to land I could see row after row of suburban semis.Cuando el avión se preparaba para aterrizar, se veían hilera tras hilera de esas casas pareadas típicas de barrio residencial.
b. el chalet pareado
(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)
I was brought up in a fifties three-bed semi.Me crié en un chalet pareado de tres dormitorios, de los construidos en los años cincuenta.
c. la casa adosada
(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)
We live in a semi, but never hear noise from our neighbours.Vivimos en una casa adosada, pero nunca nos llega ruido de nuestros vecinos.
d. el chalet adosado
(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)
We're not yet sure whether to buy a semi or a detached house.Todavía no estamos seguros de si comprar un chalet adosado o no adosado.
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