you were panning

Past progressiveconjugation ofpan.There are other translations for this conjugation.

pan

la sartén

pan(

pahn

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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. (culinary)

a. la sartén

(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)

(for frying)

Put olive oil in the pan and fry the onions for five minutes.Pon aceite de oliva en la sartén y cocina las cebollas por cinco minutos.

b. la olla

(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)

When the water in the pan starts to boil, add the potatoes and the carrots.Cuando el agua en la olla comience a hervir, añade las papas y las zanahorias.

c. la cacerola

(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)

Put the lid on the pan and let the sauce simmer on low fire for 30 minutes.Tapa la cacerola con la tapa y cocínala a fuego lento por 30 minutos.

d. el cazo

(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 want to make caramel, but I can't find the pan I need.Quiero hacer caramelo, pero no encuentro el cazo que necesito.

2. (scale part)

a. el platillo

(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)

The ring on the left pan weighs more than the one on the right pan.El anillo sobre el platillo izquierdo pesa más que el que está en el platillo derecho.

3. (mining)

a. la batea

(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 looked at the pan and I spotted a tiny gold nugget among the rocks.Miré la batea y vi una diminuta pepita de oro entre las piedras.

4. (toilet bowl)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. la taza

(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 am not cleaning the toilet pan without gloves and a brush!¡No voy a limpiar la taza del retrete sin guantes ni cepillo!

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

transitive verb

5. (mining)

a. cribar

We panned the river for six hours, but we couldn't find any gold.Cribamos el río por seis horas, pero no encontramos nada de oro.

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

(colloquial)

(to criticize)

a. poner por los suelos

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

(colloquial)

The novel was panned by religious communities who found it insulting.Distintas comunidades religiosas se sintieron ofendidas y pusieron la novela por los suelos.

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

intransitive verb

7. (film and television)

a. hacer una panorámica

Turn on the camera and pan slowly from left to right.Prende la cámara y haz lentamente una panorámica de izquierda a derecha.

b. tomar una vista panorámica

We will use this camera for zooming in and out, not for panning.Vamos a utilizar esta cámara para hacer zoom, no para tomar una vista panorámica.

8. (mining)

a. cribar

My back hurts from panning all day in the river.Me duele la espalda de tanto cribar todo el día en el río.

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