tartar
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This word may also be spelled "Tatar."
tartar(
tar
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tuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (dentistry)
a. el sarro (M)
(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).
Regular flossing will help to prevent the buildup of tartar on your teeth.La limpieza regular con hilo dental ayudará a prevenir la acumulación de sarro en los dientes.
b. el tártaro (M)
(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).
The back of your teeth feel so different now because of all the tartar we scraped off.La parte posterior de los dientes se siente tan distinto ahora por todo el tártaro que le quitamos.
2. (chemistry)
a. el tártaro (M)
(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).
We're going to use cheesecloth to filter the tartar from the wine.Vamos a usar una estopilla para filtrar el tártaro del vino.
3. (colloquial) (difficult person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la fiera (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 thought my boss was going to be a real tartar at first, be she turned out to be a nice person.Pensé que mi jefa iba a ser una fiera al principio, pero resultó ser una persona muy amable.
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