windmill [ˈwɪndmɪl]
windmill
windmill(
wihnd
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mihl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for grinding grain)
2. (for generating power)
a. el molino (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 windmills on the outskirts of the city power the entire power grid.Los molinos de viento en los alrededores de la ciudad alimentan toda la red eléctrica.
3. (toy) (United Kingdom)
a. el molinillo (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 clown handed her a technicolor windmill.El payaso le dio un molinillo de muchos colores.
b. el molinete (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).
Today, Tommy learnt how to make a paper windmill at school.Hoy Tommy aprendió a hacer un molinete de papel en la escuela.
c. el rehilete (M) (Mexico) (Peru)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Peru
The windmill spun when the little girl held it aloft in the wind.El rehilete giró cuando la niña lo levantó en el viento.
d. el ringlete (M) (Colombia)
(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).
Regionalism used in Colombia
My grandmother always had her lawn decorated with colorful little windmills.Mi abuela siempre tenía el jardín decorado con ringletitos coloridos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (to rotate)
a. girar como las aspas de un molino
The ceiling fan was windmilling furiously above the bed, doing little to cool the air in the room down.El ventilador de techo giraba furiosamente sobre la cama, como las aspas de un molino, sin apenas enfriar el aire de la habitación.
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