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horror

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

noun

1. (intense fear)

a. el horror

(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 have a horror of waking up bald one day.Tengo horror a despertarme calvo un día.

b. el terror

(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)

Nancy has a horror of airplanes.Nancy tiene terror a los aviones.

c. el pavor

(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 have a horror of heights.Las alturas me dan pavor.

2. (repugnance)

a. el horror

(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)

Reading a description of torture from the sixteenth century filled me with horror.Leer una descripción de las torturas del siglo XVI me llenó de horror.

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

(colloquial)

(person)

a. el diablillo

(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)

, la diablilla

(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)

That little horror brought his dog to do its business in my yard.Ese diablillo trajo su perro a aliviarse en mi jardín.

b. el monstruo

(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)

Gaby's boss is a horror.El jefe de Gaby es un monstruo.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

4. (cinema, television, literature)

a. de terror

My sister loves horror fiction because of the fear and excitement it induces.A mi hermana le encanta la ficción de terror por el miedo y la emoción que provoca.

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