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waif
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el niño abandonado (M), la niña abandonada (F) (child)
(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).
(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).
If I had known how expensive it was to visit the Taj Mahal, I wouldn't have given so much money to the waifs begging at the entrance.Si hubiera sabido cuán caro era visitar el Taj Mahal, no les habría dado tanto dinero a los niños abandonados que pedían limosna en la entrada.
b. el animal abandonado (M) (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).
My neighbor has a big heart. She takes in waifs and nurses them back to health.Mi vecina tiene un gran corazón. Acoge a los animales abandonados y los cuida hasta que se repongan.
a. la chica esquelética (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).
Twiggy, the iconic waif of the sixties, was one of the first supermodels.Twiggy, la icónica chica esquelética de los años sesenta, fue una de las primeras supermodelos.
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