pastime [ˈpɑːstaɪm]
pastime
pastime(
pahs
-
taym
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (hobby)
a. el pasatiempo (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).
Karaoke singing is her favorite pastime.Su pasatiempo favorito es cantar en el karaoke.
b. la afición (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).
Her craftwork became more than a pastime when she found she could make her living out of it.Cuando se dio cuenta de que podría ganarse la vida así, sus artesanías se convirtieron en algo más que una afición.
pastimeNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la pasatiempo m, afición(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).
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