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spruce(
sprus
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (botany)
2. (material)
a. la pícea (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).
I'm trying to decide between buying a guitar made of spruce or mahogany.Estoy tratando de decidir entre comprar una guitarra hecha de pícea o de caoba.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to neaten)
a. acicalar
Nikki spruced herself more than usual before going out on her first date with James.Nikki se acicaló más de lo habitual antes de ir a su primera cita con James.
b. arreglar
Peter is sprucing the house for his weekend visitors.Peter está arreglando la casa para la visita del fin de semana.
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