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curtain
curtain(
kuhr
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tihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(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).
We bought new curtains to match the new sofa.Compramos cortinas nuevas para hacer juego con el nuevo sofá.
2. (theater)
3. (weather)
a. la cortina (F) (rain)
(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).
She felt very tense driving through the curtain of rain that had fallen so suddenly.Se sentía muy tensa conduciendo por la cortina de lluvia que había caído tan de súbito.
b. el manto (M) (fog, mist)
(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).
A curtain of fog descended over the mountains.Un manto de niebla cayó sobre las montañas.
4. (figurative) (barrier)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el velo (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).
There is a curtain of secrecy surrounding how Susan got her job.Hay un velo de secreto que rodea la cuestión de cómo Susan consiguió el trabajo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. poner cortinas en
The hospital curtained the waiting room.El hospital puso cortinas en la sala de espera.
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