swotted
swot(
swat
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (pejorative) (person who studies too much) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el matado (M), la matada (F) (colloquial) (Mexico)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Don't be such a swot. Don't you ever want to do anything fun?No seas tan matado. ¿Es que nunca quieres hacer nada divertido?
b. el empollón (M), la empollona (F) (colloquial) (pejorative) (Spain)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in Spain
People make fun of me for being a swot, but I just love to learn.Las personas se burlan de mí por su empollona, pero es que a mí me encanta aprender.
c. el traga (M), la traga (F) (colloquial) (River Plate)
(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).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Betty's a real swot; I swear, she has no life.Betty es una verdadera traga; te lo juro que no tiene vida.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (colloquial) (to study hard) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. estudiar mucho
I need to swot this week if I want to pass biology.Tengo que estudiar mucho esta semana si quiero aprobar biología.
b. empollar (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
I've been swotting for three days for this exam.Llevo tres días empollando para este examen.
c. tragar (colloquial) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Elisa always studies ahead of time so that she doesn't need to swot at the last moment.Elisa siempre estudia con antelación para no tener que tragar en el último momento.
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