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oar

el remo

remar

oar(

)

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

noun

1. (tool for rowing)

a. el remo

(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 grandfather taught me to feather my oars after every stroke.Mi abuelo me enseñó a poner los remos horizontales después de cada remada.

2. (person who rows)

a. el remero

(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 remera

(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)

One of the oars got out of sync because he had a sudden sneezing fit.Uno de los remeros salió de sintonía porque le vino un ataque de estornudos.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

3. (to row)

a. remar

We spent the afternoon oaring across the lake.Pasamos la tarde remando por el lago.

oar

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

Noun

1. (general)

a. el remo

(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)

2. (fig)

to put or stick one's oar inmeter las narices

oar [ɔːʳ]

noun

1 (paddle) remo (m)

to ship the oars desarmar los remos; to lie or rest on one's oars dejar de remar; descansar; dormir sobre sus laureles

to put or shove one's oar in entrometerse; meter las narices (informal)

2 (person) remeroaremera (m) (f);a remera

to be a good oar ser buen remero; remar bien

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