knot

el nudo

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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. (bound rope or hair)

a. el nudo

(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)

A tight knot kept the rope secure.Un nudo apretado mantenía la cuerda segura.

2. (in wood)

a. el nudo

(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)

This firewood is hard to chop because there are knots in the wood.Esta leña es difícil de cortar porque hay nudos en la madera.

3. (unit of speed)

a. el nudo

(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 pirate ship was headed toward them at a speed of at least ten knots.El barco pirata se dirigía hacia ellos a una velocidad de al menos diez nudos.

4. (group)

a. el puñado

(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)

A knot of people was blocking the entrance to the city hall.Un puñado de personas bloqueaba la entrada del ayuntamiento.

5. (in muscle)

a. el nudo

(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)

Can you push here? I have an awful knot in the back of my neck.¿Me aprietas aquí? Tengo un nudo horrendo en la nuca.

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

transitive verb

6. (to tie)

a. anudar

The jailer knotted the rope until he was sure the prisoner wouldn't escape.El guardia anudó la cuerda hasta estar seguro de que el preso no se escaparía.

b. atar

The sailor knotted one end of the line to the anchor.El marinero ató un extremo del cabo al ancla.

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

intransitive verb

7. (to tense up)

The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.

no direct translation

All her muscles knotted after exercising so hard.Después de ejercitarse tan arduamente, tenía todos los músculos tensos.

My stomach knotted when I thought about having to take the test.Se me hizo un nudo en el estómago ante la idea de tener que hacer la prueba.

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Participles

Present:	knotting
Past:	knotted

Indicative of "knot"

	Present	Past	Future
I	knot	knotted	will knot
you	knot	knotted	will knot
he/she	knots	knotted	will knot
we	knot	knotted	will knot
you	knot	knotted	will knot
they	knot	knotted	will knot