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rag

el trapo

rag(

rahg

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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. (piece of old cloth)

a. el trapo

(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)

Use a rag to wipe the dipstick, and then insert it again to check the oil level.Usa un trapo para limpiar la varilla, y luego insértala de nuevo para revisar el nivel de aceite.

2. (low quality newspaper)

a. el periodicucho

(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)

Connor got a job as a reporter for a local rag.Connor consiguió trabajo como reportero para un periodicucho local.

3. (music)

a. el ragtime

(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)

Tom Turpin wrote one of the first published rags, "The Harlem Rag," in 1892.Tom Turpin compuso uno de los primeros ragtimes, "The Harlem Rag", en 1892.

4. (prank)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. la broma

(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)

Stephanie loves a good old rag with her little brother.A Stephanie le encanta una buena broma con su hermanito.

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

transitive verb

5. (to tease)

a. tomar el pelo a

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

(colloquial)

Some older students went too far ragging younger students and are in trouble now.Unos estudiantes mayores se pasaron tomándole el pelo a unos estudiantes menores y ahora están metidos en problemas.

rags

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

plural noun

6. (old clothing)

a. los harapos

(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)

John gave some food to an old lady dressed in rags.John le dio algo de comer a una viejita vestida con harapos.

b. los andrajos

(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)

Cynthia felt as if she were wearing rags compared with the elegant gown her friend had on.Cynthia se sentía como si estuviera vestida con andrajos a comparación con el vestido de fiesta elegante de su amiga.

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