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wire

wire(
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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 alambre
(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)
You need 100 yards of wire to fasten the fence.Necesitas 100 yardas de alambre para sujetar la valla.
a. el cable
(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)
Someone stole several yards of copper wire from the power lines.Alguien robó varias yardas de cable de cobre del tendido eléctrico.
3. (telecommunications)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el telegrama
(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 ship got an urgent wire with storm warnings.El barco recibió un telegrama urgente con aviso de tormentas.
a. el micrófono
(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)
She wore a wire when she met with the mafia boss.Llevaba un micrófono cuando se reunió con el jefe de la mafia.
a. la línea de llegada
(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).
(F)
I was there cheering for her when she crossed the wire.Estaba ahí lanzando vítores cuando cruzó la línea de llegada.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. cablear
The installer is coming to wire the house today.El instalador viene hoy a cablear la casa.
b. conectar
I think you wired the lamp the wrong way.Creo que conectaste mal los cables de la lámpara.
a. enviar
I need to wire some money to my family.Tengo que enviar un giro telegráfico a mi familia.
b. mandar un telegrama
Please wire me as soon as you arrive in the city!¡Mándame un telegrama en cuanto llegues a la ciudad!
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