sill

sill(
sihl
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el alféizar
(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)
(of a window)
The philosopher sat on the sill and gazed languorously out the window.La filósofa se sentó en el alféizar y miró lánguidamente por la ventana.
b. el apoyo
(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)
(of a window)
My mom keeps small planters with herbs on the sill of the kitchen window.Mi mamá tiene macetitas con hierbas en el apoyo de la ventana de la cocina.
c. el umbral
(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)
(of a door)
Hank installed some weather stripping along the sill of the door to get rid of the draft.Hank instaló un burlete a lo largo del umbral para evitar las corrientes de aire.
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