wild card
wild card(
wayld
kard
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (substitute card in a card game)
a. el comodín (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).
Would you explain the rules of the wild card to me?¿Me explicarías las reglas del comodín?
2. (unpredictable person)
a. el imponderable (M), la imponderable (F)
(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).
Andres is the wild card at this party. You never know what he's going to do.Andrés es el imponderable en esta fiesta. Nunca se sabe lo que va a hacer.
b. el loco (M), la loca (F)
(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).
There is always a wild card at these events, but it makes it interesting.Siempre hay un loco en estos eventos, pero lo hace interesante.
c. la incógnita (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 president is always a wild card. It is impossible to know what his next move will be.El presidente es siempre una incógnita. Es imposible saber cuál será su próximo movimiento.
3. (in sports)
a. la invitada (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 football team just found out that they are the wild card for the tournament.El equipo de fútbol americano acaba de enterarse de que son la invitada del torneo.
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