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hunch
hunch(
huhnch
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (intuition)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la corazonada (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).
I have a hunch that something will happen.Tengo la corazonada de que algo va a pasar.
b. el presentimiento (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).
Nine times out of ten, your hunch is right.Nueve de cada diez veces, aciertas con un presentimiento.
c. la intuición (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).
If I had just followed my hunch in the first place, I wouldn't be in this predicament now.Si me hubiera guiado por mi intuición desde el principio, ahora no me encontraría en este aprieto.
2. (hump)
b. la chepa (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
You're going to end up with a hunch if you don't sit up straight.Si no te sientas derecha, acabarás por tener chepa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. encorvarse
She hunched to set the oven timer, and then realized that the chicken was not inside.Se encorvó para poner en marcha el temporizador del horno y entonces se dio cuenta de que el pollo no estaba dentro.
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