silhouette
silhouette(
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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. (outline)
a. la silueta (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 light was behind her, so all I could see was a silhouette.Ella estaba a contraluz, así que yo no veía más que una silueta.
2. (fine arts)
a. la silueta (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 only images of the writer which have survived are a silhouette and a drawing her sister did of her.Las únicas imágenes que se conservan de la escritora son una silueta y un dibujo que su hermana hizo de ella.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A group of tiny figures in the distance were silhouetted against the flames of the enormous bonfire.A lo lejos, un grupo de figuras diminutas se recortaba contra las llamas de la enorme fogata.
The mountains were silhouetted against the setting sun.Las montañas se perfilaban sobre el sol poniente.
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