were shellacking
Past progressiveconjugation ofshellac.There are other translations for this conjugation.

shellac

shellac(
shuh
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lahk
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la goma laca
(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 carpenter covered the piece of furniture with shellac.El carpintero cubrió el mueble con goma laca.
b. la laca
(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 shellac of this tree is used to make varnish.La laca de este árbol se usa para hacer barniz.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. laquear
The maintenance men shellacked all the outdoor chairs.Los operarios de mantenimiento laquearon todas las sillas de exterior.
b. lacar
We shellac the shelves so they'll have fewer splinters.Lacamos los estantes para tener menos astillas.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to defeat)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. derrotar
The away team shellacked the home team who was missing its star player.El equipo visitante derrotó al equipo local a que le faltaba el jugador estrella.
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