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sop

la concesión

absorber

sop(

sap

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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. (concession)

a. la concesión

(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)

They only agreed to set up the inquiry as a sop to the opposition in government.Acordaron poner en marcha la investigación solo porque suponía una concesión a la oposición en el gobierno.

2. (piece of bread)

a. la sopa

(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)

My grandmother always used to add sops of bread to her stock.Mi abuela siempre le añadía sopas de pan al caldo.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).

(old-fashioned)

(weak person)

a. el débil

(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)

, la débil

(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)

When will you stop being such a sop and stand up for yourself?¿Cuándo vas a dejar de ser una débil y empezar a plantar cara?

b. el bobo

(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)

, la boba

(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)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

She married a lily-livered sop who wouldn't say boo to a goose.Se casó con un bobo pusilánime incapaz de matar una mosca.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to soak up)

a. absorber

Can I have some more break to sop up this delicious sauce?¿Me das un poco más de pan para absorber esta salsa deliciosa?

5. (to soak)

a. empapar

Tom has no idea! The floor was sopping for hours after he mopped it.¡Tom no tiene idea! El suelo estuvo empapado durante horas después de que lo trapeó.

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