tails

tails(

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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

(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)

You've got to wear tails to the awards ceremony.Tienes que llevar un frac a la ceremonia de premiación.

2. (back of a coin)

a. la cruz

(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)

If it's tails, you have to clean the living room.Si sale cruz, tienes que limpiar la sala.

b. el sol

(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 Mexico

(Mexico)

Let's flip a coin to decide. Head or tails?Tiramos una moneda para decidir. ¿Águila o sol?

tail

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

3. (animal anatomy)

a. la cola

(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)

Your dog wags his tail because he's happy.Tu perro mueve la cola porque está contento.

b. el rabo

(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)

Cows swat flies with their tails.Las vacas matan moscas con el rabo.

4. (rear)

a. la cola

(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)

The tail of a comet is the trail of debris left behind it.La cola de un cometa es el rastro de restos que queda tras de sí.

b. el faldón

(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)

(of shirt)

Sean tucked his shirt tail into his pants.Sean metió el faldón de la camisa dentro de su pantalón.

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

(colloquial)

(anatomy)

a. el trasero

(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)

My tail hurts because I went to the gym yesterday.Me duele el trasero porque ayer fui al gimnasio.

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

(colloquial)

(spy)

a. la sombra

(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)

I need a tail to follow the suspect.Necesito una sombra que siga a la sospechosa.

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.

(vulgar)

(sexual intercourse)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el sexo

(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)

I'm just looking for tail, not a relationship.Solo quiero sexo, no una relación.

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.

(vulgar)

(woman)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. la tipa

(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)

I'm going to go buy that tail a drink.Voy a invitarle a un trago a esa tipa.

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

transitive verb

9. (to follow)

a. seguir

Alice noticed she was being tailed, so she tried to blend in with the crowd.Alice se dio cuenta de que alguien la seguía, así que intentó mezclarse entre la multitud.

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