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male

/meɪl/

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noun

Varón

One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

Examples :

"My brother is a male. "

Mi hermano es varón.

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adjective

masculino

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

Examples :

"a male bird feeding a seed to a female"

Un pájaro macho alimentando una semilla a una hembra.

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adjective

Masculino

Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)

Examples :

"stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration"

Intereses típicamente masculinos, un insecto con coloración típicamente masculina.

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adjective

Masculino

Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.

Examples :

"the male chromosome; like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones"

el cromosoma masculino; al igual que los testículos, los ovarios también producen testosterona y algunas otras hormonas masculinas

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adjective

Masculino

(grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.

Examples :

"The pronoun "he" is the male form in English grammar. "

El pronombre "he" es la forma masculina en la gramática inglesa.

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adjective

Macho

Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.

Examples :

"The male connector fits precisely into the female socket on the electrical outlet. "

El conector macho encaja precisamente en el enchufe hembra de la toma de corriente.

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