sledgehammer
sledgehammer(
slehj
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hah
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muhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (tool)
a. el mazo (M)
(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).
Some people used sledgehammers to tear down portions of the wall.Algunas personas usaron mazos para tirar abajo partes del muro.
The workers drove the stakes for the tent into the ground by hitting them with sledgehammers.Los trabajadores clavaron las estacas de la carpa en el suelo golpeándolas con mazos.
b. la almádena (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).
Luis knocked the fire hydrant open with a sledgehammer.Luís abrió el hidrante para incendios con un golpe de la almádena.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. dar mazazos a
The workers were sledgehammering the brick wall to clear the way for the extension.Los obreros estaban dando mazazos a la pared de ladrillo para despejar el espacio y poder hacer la ampliación.
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