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tomcat

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

1. (animal)

(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 tomcat was roaming the streets looking for food.El gato macho vagaba por las calles en busca de comida.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(womanizer)

a. el mujeriego

(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 tomcat is stalking the beautiful woman as if she were prey.El mujeriego está acechando a la mujer hermosa como si fuera una presa.

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).

intransitive verb phrase

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(pursue women)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. andar detrás de las faldas

A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).

(old-fashioned)

Will tomcats around all night while his wife is asleep.Will anda detrás de las faldas toda la noche mientras su esposa está dormida.

tomcat

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el gato (macho)

(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)

tomcat [ˈtɒmkæt]

noun

1 (cat) gato (m) (macho)

2 (US) (womanizer) mujeriego (m); calavera (m)

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