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whirlwind(
wuhrl
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wihnd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (weather)
a. el torbellino (M)
(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).
A whirlwind came through the field, throwing dust and debris in every direction.Un torbellino atravesó el campo escupiendo polvo y escombros por todos lados.
a. el torbellino (M)
(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).
This week was such a whirlwind; I don't know how I survived.Esta semana fue un verdadero torbellino; no sé cómo sigo vivo.
b. la tromba (F)
(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).
The images of the disaster filled me with a whirlwind of emotions.Las imágenes del desastre me provocaron una tromba de sentimientos.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (brief)
a. relámpago
Hank and Julie did a whirlwind trip around Europe for two weeks.Hank y Julie hicieron un viaje relámpago por Europa durante dos semanas.
4. (passionate)
a. arrollador
Theirs was a whirlwind affair: passionate but cut short by circumstance.Lo suyo fue un lío arrollador: apasionado pero corto por las circunstancias.
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