hint

la pista

insinuar

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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

1. (clue)

a. la pista

(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)

Don't tell me. Just give me a hint so I can figure it out.No me digas. Solo dame una pista para descifrarlo.

b. la indirecta

(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)

Maddie, can't you take a hint? He doesn't want to go out with you.Maddie, ¿no entiendes una indirecta? Él no quiere salir contigo.

c. la insinuación

(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)

Alex dropped a big hint during his TV interview about which team he plans to sign with.Alex soltó una gran insinuación durante su entrevista de televisión acerca de con qué equipo tiene previsto firmar.

2. (trace)

a. el rastro

(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).

(M)

There was a hint of sadness in her eyes.Había un rastro de tristeza en sus ojos.

b. el toque

(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).

(M)

The salad has a hint of lemon.La ensalada tiene un toque de limón.

3. (advice)

a. el consejo

(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).

(M)

We can give you some hints to travel around Australia on a budget.Les podemos dar algunos consejos para viajar por Australia con un cierto presupuesto.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to give a hint)

a. insinuar

He hinted that he wanted to stay at my place.Insinuó que se quería quedar en mi casa.

b. dar a entender

She hinted that she'd been asked to run for vice president.Dio a entender que se le había pedido postularse para vicepresidenta.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (to insinuate; used with "at")

a. soltar indirectas

I thought Josh was hinting at wanting to take me to Paris, but it turned out to be Las Vegas.Pensé que Josh estaba soltando indirectas de que me quería llevar a París, pero resultó ser Las Vegas.

b. dar a entender

The sudden temperature drop and dark clouds hinted at an approaching rainstorm.La caída repentina de las temperaturas y las nubes oscuras dieron a entender que se aproximaba una tormenta.

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	hinting
Past:	hinted

Indicative of "hint"

	Present	Past	Future
I	hint	hinted	will hint
you	hint	hinted	will hint
he/she	hints	hinted	will hint
we	hint	hinted	will hint
you	hint	hinted	will hint
they	hint	hinted	will hint