shoulder
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shoulder(
shol
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
2. (culinary)
a. la paletilla (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).
I'm going to prepare a pork shoulder for dinner.Voy a preparar paletilla de cerdo para cenar.
3. (of a road)
b. el hombrillo (M) (Venezuela)
(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 Venezuela
Driving on the shoulder of the road is prohibited.Se prohíbe conducir en el hombrillo de la carretera.
c. el acotamiento (M) (Mexico)
(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
The policeman had him stop on the shoulder.El policía hizo que se detuviera en el acotamiento.
d. la banquina (F) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Only use the shoulder in an emergency.Solo use la banquina en una emergencia.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to assume)
a. cargar con
You will shoulder the consequences of your actions.Cargarás con las consecuencias de tus actos.
5. (to push)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Hank shouldered the bookcase against the wall.Hank empujó la estantería con el hombro contra la pared.
I had to shoulder my way through the crowd.Tuve que abrirme paso a empujones por la multitud.
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