sweepstake
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 2).
sweepstake(
swip
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steyk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (gambling)
2. (contest)
a. la lotería (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).
The radio station is hosting a sweepstakes to win a free trip to Spain.La estación de radio tiene una lotería para ganar un viaje gratis a España.
sweepstakes
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I entered my artwork into the competition and got sweepstakes!¡Presenté mi arte en una competencia y lo gané todo!
Our marching band got sweepstakes at our competition!¡Nuestra banda musical ganó el premio más alto de la competencia!
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