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scribble

scribble(
skrih
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buhl
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el garabato
(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).
(M)
The artist's early sketches and scribbles give an insight into works he later produced.Los primeros dibujos y garabatos del pintor ayudan a comprender mejor su obra posterior.
a. los garabatos
(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).
(M)
Her writing was really poor, a virtually illegible scribble.Tenía muy mala letra: unos garabatos prácticamente ilegibles.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. garabatear
The journalists scribbled notes as the senator spoke.Mientras hablaba el senador, los periodistas garabateaban sus notas.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. garabatear
If you give Danny a pencil and paper, he'll amuse himself scribbling for hours.Si le das un lápiz y papel a Danny, se entretenerá durante horas garabateando.
b. hacer garabatos
I came back to find the kids had scribbled all over the walls in the living room.Al volver me encontré con que los niños se habían dedicado a hacer garabatos en las paredes del living.
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