USAGE NOTE
This word must be used in the plural in the sense shown in 2).
shirtsleeve
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
a. la manga de camisa (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).
Can you sew? There is a tear in my shirtsleeve.¿Sabes coser? Tengo un desgarrón en la manga de mi camisa.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Juan rolled up his shirtsleeves and got to work.Juan se arremangó la camisa y se puso a trabajar.
She rolled up her shirtsleeves and started to wash the dishes.Se remangó la camisa y empezó a lavar los platos.
a. la manga de camisa (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).
An old man in his shirtsleeves was partying with a bunch of teenagers on the beach.En la playa había un viejo en mangas de camisa parrandeando con un montón de adolescentes.
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