silverware

silverware(
sihl
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vuhr
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wehr
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (flatware)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. los cubiertos
(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)
Jenny, will you put the silverware on the table for dinner, please?Jenny, ¿puedes poner los cubiertos en la mesa para la cena, por favor?
We keep the silverware in the second drawer to the right.Guardamos los cubiertos en el segundo cajón a la derecha.
b. la cubertería
(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).
(F)
We got a new silverware set from my mother-in-law as a Christmas gift.Recibimos un nuevo juego de cubertería de mi suegra como regalo de Navidad.
a. la plata
(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).
(F)
In affluent Victorian households, polishing the silverware was a time-consuming task.En hogares ricos de la época victoriana, lustrar la plata era una tarea que llevaba mucho tiempo.
b. los objetos de plata
(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)
I've inherited a lot of silverware that I'm thinking of putting up for auction.He heredado muchos objetos de plata que estoy pensando subastar.
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