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fad

/fæd/

Meanings
noun

Moda pasajera, capricho

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

Examples :

"The brightly colored, fluffy socks were a fad at school for a few weeks, but then everyone moved on to something else. "
Los calcetines esponjosos y de colores brillantes fueron una moda pasajera en la escuela durante unas semanas, pero luego todos pasaron a otra cosa.
culture phenomena society style time

Related Words

Illustration brightly

brightly adverb

/ˈbɹaɪtli/

Brillantemente, vivamente

"The sun was shining brightly, making me squint."

El sol brillaba brillantemente, haciéndome entrecerrar los ojos.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

Banco

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Los buzos encontraron un enorme banco de caballas.

Illustration phenomenon

phenomenon noun

/fɪˈnɒmənɒn/ /fɪˈnɑmənɑn/

Fenómeno, suceso, acontecimiento

"The sudden increase in student absences is a noticeable phenomenon. "

El aumento repentino de las ausencias de los estudiantes es un fenómeno notable.

Illustration fluffy

fluffy noun

/flʌfi/

Esponjoso, afelpado

""My cat is a fluffy ball of fur." "

Mi gato es una bola de pelo esponjosa.

Illustration weeks

weeks noun

/wiːks/

Semanas

""My family is going on vacation for three weeks this summer." "

Mi familia se va de vacaciones por tres semanas este verano.

Illustration becomes

becomes verb

/bəˈkʌmz/

Llegar, venir

"The taxi becomes visible at the end of the street. "

El taxi llega al final de la calle.

Illustration colored

colored verb

/ˈkʌləɹd/

Colorear, pintar

"We could color the walls red."

Podríamos colorear las paredes de rojo.

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Todos, cada uno

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Todos en la clase deben traer su libro de texto a la primera clase.

Illustration short

short noun

/ʃoːt/ /ʃɔːt/ /ʃɔɹt/

Cortocircuito

"The faulty electrical wiring caused a short circuit, plunging the whole house into darkness. "

El cableado eléctrico defectuoso causó un cortocircuito, sumiendo toda la casa en la oscuridad.

Illustration popular

popular noun

/ˈpɒpjʊlə/ /ˈpɑpjələɹ/

Una persona popular

"The popular at school was chosen to lead the student council. "

La persona popular de la escuela fue elegida para liderar el consejo estudiantil.

Illustration socks

socks noun

/sɒks/ /sɑːks/

Calcetines

"I put on my socks before I put on my shoes. "

Me pongo los calcetines antes de ponerme los zapatos.