wastepaper bin
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wastepaper bin
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el cesto de papeles (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).
Before throwing these documents in the wastepaper bin, put them through the paper shredder.Antes de tirar estos documentos en el cesto de papeles, mételos en la trituradora de papel.
b. la papelera (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).
The janitor empties the wastepaper bins every night.El conserje vacía las papeleras cada noche.
c. la caneca (F) (Colombia) (Venezuela)
(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 Colombia
Regionalism used in Venezuela
This magazine is rubbish. Throw it in the wastepaper bin.Esta revista es una porquería. Échala en la caneca.
d. el papelero (M) (Bolivia) (Paraguay) (Southern Cone)
(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 Bolivia
Regionalism used in Paraguay
There is a wastepaper bin underneath every desk in the office, yet the employees still leave their trash on the floor.Hay un papelero debajo de cada escritorio en la oficina, sin embargo los empleados todavía dejan su basura en el suelo.
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