wildcat
wildcat(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
a. el gato montés (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 locals said a hungry wildcat had killed the chickens.Los lugareños decían que un gato montés había matado a las gallinas.
b. el gato salvaje (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).
There are wolves and wildcats in the woods outside the village.Hay lobos y gatos salvajes en el bosque a las afueras del pueblo.
a. la prospección petrolífera (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 first wildcat was dry, but the next two were two major oil discoveries.La primera prospección petrolífera fue estéril, pero las dos siguientes fueron dos grandes hallazgos de petróleo.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (risky)
a. arriesgado
The engineers came up with some wildcat plan to save on production costs.Los ingenieros idearon un arriesgado plan para ahorrar en costes de producción.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. hacer prospecciones en busca de petróleo
Illegal prospectors have started wildcatting in uninhabited rural areas.Prospectores ilegales han comenzado a hacer prospecciones en busca de petróleo en zonas rurales deshabitadas.
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