yap [jæp]
yap(
yahp
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (to bark in a shrill manner)
2. (colloquial) (to blather)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. parlotear (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Instead of yapping with your neighbor, you should get to work.En vez de parlotear con tu vecino, deberías ponerte a trabajar.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (a shrill bark)
a. el ladrido agudo (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).
I could hear the dog's yaps through the door.Podía oír los ladridos agudos del perro a través de la puerta.
yapintransitive verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (dog)
a. ladrar
2. (colloquial)
a. chacharear, parlotear (person)
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