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/naʊn/

Meanings
noun

Sustantivo, nombre

(grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

Examples :

"The cat slept on the rug. "
El gato durmió en la alfombra.
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noun

Sustantivo

(grammar, now rare, broad sense) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.

Examples :

"The noun "teacher" is a person who educates students. "
El sustantivo "profesor" es una persona que educa a los estudiantes.
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Illustration referent

referent noun

/ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/ /ˈɹɛfəɹənt/

Referente

"In the sentence "The dog is barking," the referent of the word "dog" is the actual, specific dog that is barking at that moment. "

En la frase "El perro está ladrando", el referente de la palabra "perro" es el perro real y específico que está ladrando en ese momento.

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

Incluir, comprender

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Compraré el paquete de vacaciones si incluye el alquiler de coches.

Illustration adjective

adjective noun

/ˈæ.d͡ʒə(k).tɪv/

Adjetivo

"The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives."

Las palabras “grande” y “pesado” son adjetivos ingleses.

Illustration phenomenon

phenomenon noun

/fɪˈnɒmənɒn/ /fɪˈnɑmənɑn/

Fenómeno, suceso, acontecimiento

"The sudden increase in student absences is a noticeable phenomenon. "

El aumento repentino de las ausencias de los estudiantes es un fenómeno notable.

Illustration substantive

substantive noun

/səbˈstæntɪv/

Sustantivo, nombre

"In grammar class, we learned that "cat" is a substantive because it names an animal. "

En la clase de gramática, aprendimos que "gato" es un sustantivo porque nombra a un animal.

Illustration previous

previous noun

/ˈpɹiːvɪəs/ /ˈpɹivi.əs/

Antecedentes penales

"It turned out the shoplifter had a lot of previous."

Resultó que el ladrón tenía muchos antecedentes penales.

Illustration substance

substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

Sustancia, materia

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

El científico examinó cuidadosamente la sustancia para determinar su composición química.

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Anterior, antiguo

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Mi vecino anterior, un maestro jubilado, todavía visita la escuela de vez en cuando.

Illustration educates

educates verb

/ˈɛdʒʊkeɪts/ /ˈɛdʒəkeɪts/

Educar, instruir

"Wang said such changes to the Baishui glacier provide the chance to educate visitors about global warming."

Wang dijo que tales cambios en el glaciar Baishui brindan la oportunidad de educar a los visitantes sobre el calentamiento global.

Illustration languages

languages noun

/ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒɪz/

Lenguas

"Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL."

Las personas sordas y mudas se comunican utilizando lenguas como la LSA.

Illustration describes

describes verb

/dəˈskɹaɪbz/

Describe

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

El sentimiento es difícil de describir, pero no desagradable.

Illustration modifies

modifies verb

/ˈmɑːdɪfaɪz/ /ˈmɒdɪfaɪz/

Modificar, cambiar

"The tailor modifies the pants to make them shorter. "

El sastre modifica los pantalones para acortarlos.