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belt
belt(
behlt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
(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 need a belt for my trousers otherwise they will fall down.Necesito un cinturón para mis pantalones o se me caerán.
c. la correa (F) (Panama) (Puerto Rico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Panama
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
I only wear leather belts.Solamente uso correas de cuero.
2. (mechanics)
b. la banda (F) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
My suitcase came last on the conveyer belt.Mi petaca fue la última en salir en la banda transportadora.
3. (security)
a. el cinturón (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).
Please fasten your seat belts.Por favor, abróchense los cinturones de seguridad.
4. (area)
b. el cinturón (M) (green or industrial)
(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 green belt was created around London in order to prevent the spread of the city.Se creó un cinturón verde alrededor de Londres para evitar que se expandiera la ciudad.
5. (sports)
a. el cinturón (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).
He's a black belt in tae kwon do.Es cinturón negro de taekwondo.
c. la cinta (F) (Cuba) (Mexico) (Nicaragua) (Panama)
(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).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
Regionalism used in Panama
Several martial arts use the belt ranking system.Varias artes marciales emplean el sistema de categorización de cintas.
6. (colloquial) (blow)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el porrazo (M) (colloquial)
(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 word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
He gave the ball such a belt that it flew over the fence.Le dio tal porrazo a la pelota que voló por encima de la valla.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (colloquial) (to hit)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. dar un tortazo (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
He belted him on the chin.Le dio un tortazo en el mentón.
b. dar un trancazo (colloquial) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
He belted him several times.Le dio repetidos trancazos.
c. zurrar con el cinturón (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Back then it wasn't uncommon for fathers to belt their children.En aquel entonces no era raro que los padres zurraran a sus hijos con el cinturón.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
8. (colloquial) (to move quickly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. ir pitando (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
She belted out of the house.Se fue pitando de la casa.
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