ply(
play
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (layer)
2. (strand)
a. la hebra (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 ply of a knitting yarn will determine what size needles you use.Las hebras de un estambre determinarán el tamaño de aguja que se use.
3. (colloquial) (plywood)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el contrachapado (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).
Pablo's dad made the toy box out of 4mm ply, and I painted it.El papá de Pablo hizo la caja de juguetes con contrachapado de 4mm, y yo la pinté.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. ejercer
The carpenter possessed an array of tools with which he plied his trade.El carpintero tenía una selección de herramientas con las que ejercía su oficio.
5. (to supply)
a. llenar de
I plied him with beer in the hope that he would lower his guard.Lo llené de cerveza con la esperanza de que bajara la guardia.
b. no parar de ofrecer
The waiters were plying all the guests with champagne and canapés.Los camareros no paraban de ofrecer champán y canapés a los invitados.
6. (to beset)
a. acosar
Diane was plying Ed with questions about his trip almost before he had got through the door.Diane acosó a Ed con preguntas sobre su viaje casi antes de que pasara por la puerta.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. hacer el trayecto
Melissa works on the cruise ships that ply between New York and the Caribbean.Melisa trabaja en los cruceros que hacen el trayecto entre Nueva York y el Caribe.
a. ir en busca de
Porters were rushing around the station plying for business.Los porteros iban por la estación en busca de clientes.
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