videotape [ˈvɪdɪəʊˌteɪp]
videotape
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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. (videocassette)
a. la cinta de video (F) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I bought some software for transferring videotapes to DVD.Compré un software para pasar cintas de video a DVD.
b. la cinta de vídeo (F) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
Many of my videotapes had deteriorated over the years.Muchas de mis cintas de vídeo se habían estropeado con el paso de los años.
2. (recording)
a. el video (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We watched a videotape of "The Godfather."Vimos "El padrino" en video.
b. el vídeo (M) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
I made videotapes of all my kids' birthday parties.Grabé en vídeo todas las fiestas de cumpleaños de mis hijos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (to film)
a. grabar en video (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Don and Jane hired a company to videotape their wedding.Don y Jane contrataron a una empresa para que grabara su boda en video.
b. grabar en vídeo (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
The journalist secretly videotaped the whole meeting.El periodista grabó secretamente toda la reunión en vídeo.
c. videograbar
If I was out, I usually videotaped programs I didn't want to miss.Si no estaba en casa, solía videograbar los programas que no me quería perder.
videotapeNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la cinta de vídeo or(F)
(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).
b. video (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
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