sentina

la sentina(
sehn
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tee
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nah
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. bilge
Los residuos que quedan en la sentina serán eliminados llegando a puerto.The waste left in the bilge will be removed when we reach port.
a. sewer
El lugar abandonado, lleno de humedad y agua estancada, olía como una sentina.The abandoned place, full of moisture and stagnant water, smelled like a sewer.
a. cesspool
Los jóvenes consiguen todo tipo de drogas en esa sentina de vicios y violencia.Young people can get all kinds of drugs in that cesspool of vice and violence.
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