white elephant
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white elephant(
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lih
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fihnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el elefante blanco (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).
The stadium is the city's white elephant.El estadio es el elefante blanco de la ciudad.
a. el cachivache (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).
Everyone at work wrapped a white elephant and brought it for the gift exchange.Todos los del trabajo envolvieron un cachivache y lo llevaron para el intercambio de regalos.
3. (animal)
a. el elefante blanco (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).
The king of Thailand's funeral included white elephants in the procession.El funeral del rey de Tailandia contaba con elefantes blancos en la procesión.
a. el amigo secreto pirata (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).
At the party we played white elephant. I stole the gift from the person who played before me.En la fiesta jugamos al amigo secreto pirata. Yo le robé el regalo a la persona que jugó delante de mí.
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