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tub

la bañera

tub(

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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

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

(colloquial)

(bathtub)

a. la bañera

(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)

After dinner, I am going to get the kids in the tub and give them a bath.Después de cenar, voy a meter a los niños a la bañera y bañarlos.

b. la tina

(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)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

Lisa slipped in the tub, but it ended up being nothing serious.Lisa se resbaló en la tina, pero no pasó a mayores.

c. la bañadera

(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)

Regionalism used in Argentina

(Argentina)

After an exhausting day, I relax in the tub with hot water and vanilla salts.Después de un día agotador, me relajo en la bañadera con agua caliente y sales de vainilla.

2. (large vessel)

a. el cubo

(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)

Lalo filled a tub with ice for his husky to play in.Lalo llenó un cubo con hielo para que jugara su perro esquimal.

b. la cuba

(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)

The kids made large flowerpots from old wine tubs.Los muchachos hicieron maceteros de viejas cubas de vino.

c. la tina

(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)

My grandma used to do the laundry in a tub in the yard.My abuela solía lavar la ropa en una tina en el jardín.

3. (container)

a. el envase

(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 brought a tub of chocolate chip cookies for the party.Traje un envase de galletas de chispas de chocolate para la fiesta.

b. la tarrina

(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)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Pass me the tub of butter, please.Pásame la tarrina de mantequilla, por favor.

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

(colloquial)

(nautical)

a. el cascarón

(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)

I can't believe that old tub is still afloat.Me sorprende que ese viejo cascarón todavía esté a flote.

b. el cascarón de nuez

(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)

Kevin ferries people around the harbor in his old tub.Kevin lleva a la gente a todas partes del puerto en su viejo cascarón de nuez.

c. la chalana

(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)

Are you really going out on the lake in that old tub?¿De verdad que vas a salir al lago en esa vieja chalana?

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