slingshot
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slingshot(
slihng
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shat
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tirachinas (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).
Danny broke the neighbor's window shooting pebbles from his slingshot.Danny rompió la ventana del vecino tirando piedritas con su tirachinas.
b. la honda (F) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Mike shot a can on the fence from 150 feet away using a slingshot.Mike le pegó a una lata en la cerca a 150 pies de distancia utilizando una honda.
c. la resortera (F) (Costa Rica) (Ecuador) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Mexico
The kids are in the yard, shooting balls with slingshots.Los niños están en el jardín lanzando pelotas con resorteras.
d. la cauchera (F) (Andes)
(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).
Two boys were shooting stones at people using a slingshot.Dos muchachos les tiraban piedras a las personas con una cauchera.
e. la gomera (F) (River Plate)
(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 kids are looking for Y-shaped branches to make slingshots.Los chicos están buscando ramas en forma de Y para hacer gomeras.
f. la china (F) (Venezuela)
(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).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
Susie shot some beans at her teacher with a slingshot.Susie le arrojó unas caraotas a la maestra con una china.
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