bait [beɪt]
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bait(
beyt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (lure)
b. el anzuelo (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).
I thought the fish bit the bait, but it was just that the line had gotten stuck in the weeds.Pensé que un pez había picado el anzuelo, pero solo era que el sedal se había enganchado en unas algas.
c. la carnada (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).
They used offal as bait to catch sharks in the ocean.Usaron vísceras como carnada para pescar tiburones en el océano.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to attach bait to)
3. (to torment)
b. acosar
Juan baited his ex-wife during the divorce proceedings.Juan acosó a su exmujer durante el procedimiento del divorcio.
baitNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for fish)
a. el cebo(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).
2. (fig)
a. el cebo m, anzuelo(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).
3. (fig)
a.
to rise to the baitmorder el anzuelo
4. (fig)
a.
to swallow or take the baitmorder el anzuelo, picar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
5. (torment)
a. hostigar, atormentar
6. (attach bait to)
a. cebar
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