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tape recorder

la grabadora

el grabador

tape recorder(

)

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

noun

1. (electronics)

a. la grabadora

(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)

I inserted a blank tape into the tape recorder.Metí una cinta virgen en la grabadora.

b. el grabador

(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)

Regionalism used in Argentina

(Argentina)

Regionalism used in Paraguay

(Paraguay)

Regionalism used in Uruguay

(Uruguay)

The detective turned on the tape recorder before starting the interview.El detective prendió el grabador antes de empezar la entrevista.

c. la grabadora de cinta

(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)

Tape recorders were superseded by CD players.Los reproductores de CDs reemplazaron a las grabadoras de cinta.

d. el casete

(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)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Many doctors dictate notes into a tape recorder that are transcribed later by a secretary.Muchos médicos dictan notas y las graban en un casete, para que luego las transcriba una secretaria.

e. el magnetófono

(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)

(reel-to-reel)

The author wrote her novels with the help of a tape recorder.La autora escribió sus novelas con la ayuda de un magnetófono.

f. el magnetofón

(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)

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

(colloquial)

(reel-to-reel)

Alan opened the tape recorder and found that the tape had run out.Alan abrió el magnetofón y se encontró con que la cinta se había acabado.

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