sideshow
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sideshow(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la barraca (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).
Tired of being a sideshow to Willabee's circus, the magician decided to set out on his own.Harto de ser una barraca en el circo de Willabee, el mago decidió marcharse para trabajar por cuenta propia.
b. la barraca de feria (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).
Emily was more interested in the bizarre sideshows than the lions and acrobats and all that.A Emily le interesaban más las barracas de feria estrafalarias que los leones y los acróbatas y todo eso.
2. (figurative) (diversion)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la atracción secundaria (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 scandal was a mere sideshow to distract from the mass legislation that was being passed at the same time.El escándalo fue solo una atracción secundaria para distraer la atención de la legislación que se estaba aprobando al mismo tiempo.
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