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expletives

/ˈɛksplətɪvz/ /ˈɛkspləˌtɪvz/

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noun

Palabrotas, insultos

A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.

Examples :

"When he dropped the heavy box on his foot, a string of expletives escaped his mouth. "

Cuando dejó caer la caja pesada sobre su pie, una serie de palabrotas escaparon de su boca.

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noun

Palabra de relleno

A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

Examples :

"The teacher reminded the students to avoid using unnecessary expletives like "there" and "it" at the beginning of their sentences to make their writing more direct. "

El profesor les recordó a los estudiantes que evitaran usar palabras de relleno innecesarias como "ahí" y "eso" al comienzo de sus oraciones para que su escritura fuera más directa.

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noun

Palabras malsonantes, palabrotas

A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.

Examples :

""Wow, that's a terrible report card!" The teacher used expletives like "horrible" and "unacceptable" to emphasize how bad the student's performance was. "

“¡Vaya, qué boleta de calificaciones tan terrible!” La maestra usó palabras malsonantes como “horrible” e “inaceptable” para enfatizar lo mal que era el desempeño del estudiante.

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