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buttress
buttress(
buh
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trihs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el contrafuerte (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 cathedral walls are held in place by gigantic buttresses.Unos gigantescos contrafuertes mantienen en su lugar las paredes de la catedral.
2. (support)
a. el apoyo (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 church serves as a buttress for traditional family values in an evolving world.La iglesia sirve de apoyo para los valores familiares tradicionales en un mundo en evolución.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to support)
a. reforzar
The mounting evidence against Manuel buttresses the claim that he has been embezzling.Las crecientes pruebas contra Manuel refuerzan la afirmación de que ha estado malversando.
b. apoyar
Molly tried to use opinions to buttress her case, but the jury didn't believe it.Molly trató de usar opiniones para apoyar su caso, pero el jurado no se lo creyó.
c. respaldar
Don says that the news of today's events only serves to buttress his argument.Don dice que las noticias de los acontecimientos de hoy solo sirven para respaldar su argumento.
d. apuntalar
The latest satellite images buttress Lucy's theory about what happened to the missing aircraft.Las últimas imágenes de satélite apuntalan la teoría de Lucy sobre lo que le sucedió a la aeronave desaparecida.
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