slam-dunk

slam-dunk(
slahm
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duhngk
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. clavar
I passed the ball to Blake, who slam-dunked it.Le pasé la pelota a Blake, quien la clavó.
slam dunk
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el mate
(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)
Griffin leapt up for an effortless, reverse slam dunk.Griffin saltó e hizo un mate inverso casi sin esfuerzo.
b. la clavada
(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)
Josh caught the ball in midair and made a straight slam dunk.Josh atrapó la pelota en el aire y de inmediato hizo una clavada.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(success)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el gran éxito
(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)
The series is likely to be another slam dunk for the network.La serie sin duda será otro gran éxito para la cadena.
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