varnish
varnish(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (for wood)
a. el barniz (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).
Always use a good quality brush to apply the varnish to the wood.Utilice siempre una brocha de buena calidad para aplicar el barniz a la madera.
2. (for nails)
a. el esmalte (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).
Her nails were painted with a bright pink varnish.Se había pintado las uñas con un esmalte de color rosa fuerte.
3. (appearance)
a. el barniz (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).
These measures do not imply major changes. They simply give a varnish of respectability to the situation.Estas medidas no implican grandes cambios. Simplemente dan un barniz de respetabilidad a la situación.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
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