stub

stub(
stuhb
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. machucarse
I stubbed my toe when I was going up the stairs.Me machuqué el dedo del pie al subir las escaleras.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Bonnie stubbed her toe on the table and began to howl in pain.Bonnie se dio con el dedo del pie contra la mesa y se puso a gritar de dolor.
I wasn't looking where I was going and stubbed my foot on a stone.No miraba por donde iba y me golpeé el pie contra una piedra.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el cabo
(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)
(pencil, candle)
The room was dim, and the candles had burned down to stubs.La sala estaba en penumbras, y las velas había ardido hasta quedar reducidas a cabos.
b. la colilla
(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)
(cigarette)
Xavier sat smoking the stub of his last cigarette.Xavier estaba sentado fumando la colilla de su último cigarrillo.
c. el tocón
(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)
(tree)
All that was left of the poplar was a dried out stub.Todo lo que quedaba del álamo era un tocón seco.
d. el muñón
(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)
(limb, tail)
The doctor said that the stub had healed quite well since the amputation.La doctora dijo que el muñón había cicatrizado bastante bien desde la amputación.
a. el talón
(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)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
Your stub shows how much of your pay was taken out for taxes and retirement.El talón muestra cuanto se dedujo del pago en concepto de impuestos y aporte jubilatorio.
b. la matriz
(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)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
I lost my check stub, and now the bank says I never deposited it.Perdí la matriz de mi cheque, y ahora el banco me dice que no lo deposité.
a. el talón
(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)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
You can use the stub of your movie ticket to enter a competition.Con el talón de la entrada del cine se puede participar en un concurso.
b. el resguardo
(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)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
Sam always keeps the ticket stubs as mementos from the concerts he goes to.Sam siempre guarda los resguardos de las entradas como recuerdos de los conciertos a los que asiste.
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