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beatles
"Beatles" is not a Spanish word but refers to the British rock band "The Beatles."
In a sentence
Escuchando música de The Beatles me relaja.
Listening to music by The Beatles relaxes me.
The word "Beatles" is used in this context to refer to the popular music band, serving as a proper noun signifying the subject of the sentence.
En el zoológico vimos unos escarabajos muy grandes, llamados beetles en inglés.
At the zoo, we saw some very large beetles, called beetles in English.
Here, "beetles" parallels "Beatles" phonetically but refers to the insect species in English, highlighting a wordplay opportunity.
Mi amigo lleva una camiseta con un estampado de los Beatles.
My friend is wearing a t-shirt with a print of The Beatles.
In this instance, "Beatles" again acts as a proper noun, marked with a definite article, referring to the musical group displayed on the t-shirt.
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