noun🔗ShareHomosexual, gay(chiefly in plural or attributive) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual; see also lesbian."Many gay couples are raising families in our community. "Muchas parejas homosexuales están criando familias en nuestra comunidad.personhumansocietyculturesexgroupessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBrillante, coloridoSomething which is bright or colorful, such as a picture or a flower."The painting's bright, vibrant gay colors made it a popular choice for the school art show. "Los colores brillantes y vibrantes de la pintura la convirtieron en una opción popular para la exposición de arte de la escuela.appearancecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAdorno, baratijaAn ornament, a knick-knack."My grandmother's antique shop had many beautiful, colorful gays. "La tienda de antigüedades de mi abuela tenía muchos adornos hermosos y coloridos.itemthingappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlegrar, regocijarTo make happy or cheerful."The teacher's funny stories always gayed up the class. "Las historias graciosas del profesor siempre alegraban la clase.emotionmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsociar (algo, por ejemplo, el SIDA) con personas homosexualesTo cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people."The harmful stereotype that AIDS is "gay" is a historical example of how negative associations can be attached to a group of people. "El dañino estereotipo de que el SIDA es "gay" es un ejemplo histórico de cómo se pueden asociar asociaciones negativas a un grupo de personas.culturemediaattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAlegre, jovial, contento(possibly obsolete) Happy, joyful, and lively."The Gay Science"La ciencia alegreemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRápido, velozQuick, fast."The little dog ran a gay pace around the park. "El perrito corrió a un ritmo veloz por el parque.qualitystylenatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFestivo, brillante, colorido(possibly obsolete) Festive, bright, or colourful."Pennsylvania Dutch include the plain folk and the gay folk."Los holandeses de Pensilvania incluyen a la gente sencilla y a la gente festiva.appearancecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Sharesexualmente promiscuo, (a veces) prostituidoSexually promiscuous (of any gender), (sometimes particularly) engaged in prostitution.sexmoralsocietyculturehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHomosexualHomosexual:"My friend, David, is gay. "Mi amigo David es homosexual.culturehumansocietysexessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMaricónA pejorative:"Some people used to use the word "gay" as a pejorative, meaning a way of insulting someone by saying they were not normal or acceptable. "Algunas personas solían usar la palabra "maricón" como un término peyorativo, que significaba una forma de insultar a alguien diciendo que no era normal o aceptable.attitudelanguageculturewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareErguido, levantado(of a dog's tail) Upright or curved over the back."The dog's tail was gay, arching high over its back as it greeted its owner. "La cola del perro estaba erguida, arqueándose sobre su espalda mientras saludaba a su dueño.animalbodyappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareConsiderable, grande(possibly obsolete) Considerable, great, large in number, size, or degree."The crowd at the school concert was very gay; many people came to see the performance. "La multitud en el concierto escolar era muy grande; mucha gente vino a ver la actuación.amountdegreenumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareMuy, bastante(possibly obsolete) Considerably, very."My brother studied very gay hard for his math test. "Mi hermano estudió muy duro para su examen de matemáticas.languagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa letra —, que representa el sonido /ɡ/, en taquigrafía PitmanThe letter —, which stands for the sound /ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand."My teacher showed us the "gay" in Pitman shorthand for the word "good." "Mi profesor nos mostró la letra «—» en taquigrafía Pitman para la palabra «good».languagewritingsignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading