Tory

el/la tory

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This word may also begin with a lowercase letter in the sense shown in 2).

Tory

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

noun

1. (member of the British Conservative Party)

a. el tory

(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)

, la tory

(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)

The Whigs and the Tories had opposing viewpoints.Los whigs y los tories tenían perspectivas opuestas.

2. (right-winger)

a. el conservador

(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)

, la conservadora

(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)

The Tories strongly promote private enterprise.Los conservadores apoyan totalmente las empresas privadas.

3. (American loyalist)

a. el tory

(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)

, la tory

(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)

The Tories stayed loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution.Los tories se mantuvieron leales a Gran Bretaña durante la Revolución norteamericana.

b. el lealista

(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)

, la lealista

(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)

Thousands of Tories fled to Canada after Congress passed severe laws against them.Miles de lealistas huyeron a Canadá despues de que el Congreso aprobó leyes en su contra.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

4. (relating to the British Conservative Party)

a. tory

He abandoned his left-wing values and joined the Tory party.Abandonó sus valores izquierdistas y se afilió al partido tory.

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