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-i meaning in Spanish

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-y (forming abstract nouns)
[UK: waɪ]
[US: ˈwaɪ]

-ie

-io

-tad

-tud

-y (forming diminutive nouns)
[UK: waɪ]
[US: ˈwaɪ]

-ejo{f}

-ete{f}

-eto{f}

-ico{f}

-iello{f}

-iña{f}

-iño{m}

-ita{f}

-ito{m}

-ucho{f}

-uco{f}

-uelo{f}

-ullo{f}

illo{f}

ino{f}

-y (having the quality of)
[UK: waɪ]
[US: ˈwaɪ]

-iego

-iento

-oso

-y (inclined to)
[UK: waɪ]
[US: ˈwaɪ]

-ento

-y [UK: waɪ]
[US: ˈwaɪ]

-osa{f}

-yl (radical or functional group)

-ilo{m}

-yne (hydrocarbon with triple bonds)

-ino{m}

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable)
phrase
[UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ]
[US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ]

más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volandophrase

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism)
phrase

una cadena es tan fuerte como su eslabón más débilphrase

a friend in need is a friend indeed (if a friend helps you when you are in need, they are a true friend)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈfrend ɪn niːd ɪz ə ˈfrend ɪn.ˈdiːd]
[US: ə ˈfrend ɪn ˈniːd ˈɪz ə ˈfrend ˌɪn.ˈdiːd]

en la mucha necesidadphrase

se conoce al amigo de verdadphrase

a leopard cannot change its spots (one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts]
[US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts]

burial)phrase

genio y figura hasta la sepulturaphrase

la cabra siempre tira al montephrase

no hay que pedir peras al olmophrase

quien nace lechón muere cochinophrase

a nod is as good as a wink (the hint, suggestion etc can be understood without further explaining)
phrase

a buen entendedorphrase

pocas palabras bastanphrase

a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description)
phrase

una imagen vale más que mil palabrasphrase

a promise is a promise (one must keep one's promises)
phrase

lo prometido es deudaphrase

a stitch in time saves nine (a timely effort can prevent larger problems)
phrase
[UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn]
[US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn]

más vale prevenir que curarphrase

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