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bucket
bucket(
buh
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kiht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (container)
d. el tobo (M) (Venezuela)
(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).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
We have a bucket full of beer and ice ready to take to the beach.Tenemos un tobo lleno de cerveza y hielo listo para llevar a la playa.
2. (bucketful)
c. la cubeta (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
Liset served a bucket of ice cream for dessert at her dinner party.Liset sirvió una cubeta de helado de postre en su cena.
d. el tobo (M) (Venezuela)
(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).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
We shared a big bucket of popcorn at the movies.Compartimos un tobo grande de cotufas en el cine.
3. (mechanics)
a. el cangilón (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).
The tractor's bucket can carry 500 kilos of material.El cangilón del tractor puede cargar 500 kilos de material.
b. la pala (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).
We cleared the soil from the yard in buckets before laying down the paving slabs.Sacamos la tierra del jardín en palas antes de pavimentarlo con losas.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (colloquial) (to rain heavily) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. llover a cántaros
It's bucketing now, but if you wait a few minutes, it may let up.Está lloviendo a cántaros ahora, pero si esperas cinco minutos, puede que amaine.
5. (colloquial) (to go fast) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. ir a gran velocidad
They are bucketing along the motorway so they get to Northumbria before it gets dark.Van a gran velocidad por la carretera para llegar a Northumbria antes de que oscurezca.
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