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Tú te peinas todos los días. You comb your hair every day. How come we do not use the word pelo in spanish for this instance?

Joseph A.A1Kwiziq community member

Tú te peinas todos los días. You comb your hair every day. How come we do not use the word pelo in spanish for this instance?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate reflexive verbs in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"
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Joseph A.A1Kwiziq community member

The word hair is missing while making the translation? No se?

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Joseph

Verb "peinarse" in Spanish means "to comb your hair"; the word "pelo" is implicit in the meaning of the verb.

Un saludo

Inma

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Tú te peinas todos los días. You comb your hair every day. How come we do not use the word pelo in spanish for this instance?

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