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ape

el simio

imitar

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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. (animal)

a. el simio

(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)

Humans and apes share many characteristics.Los humanos comparten muchas características con los simios.

b. el mono

(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)

We went to see the apes at the zoo.Fuimos a ver los monos al zoológico.

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

(colloquial)

(oafish person)

a. el bruto

(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)

, la bruta

(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)

Her boyfriend is a real ape - so clumsy and boorish.Su novio es un verdadero bruto: tan torpe y tosco.

b. el patoso

(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)

, la patosa

(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)

I'm not going out with that chauvinist ape!¡No voy a salir con ese patoso machista!

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

transitive verb

3. (to imitate)

a. imitar

He felt he had to ape their ways to be accepted by the group.Sentía que tenía que imitar sus modales para ser aceptado por el grupo.

b. remedar a

Children often ape their elders.Los niños a menudo remedan a sus mayores.

Examples