UN
UN [juːˈen]
sustantivo (abbr United Nations)
1ONU (f)
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un, una
article
un is used instead of una before feminine nouns which begin with a stressed a or ha (e.g. un águila an eagle; un hacha an ax).
1a (singular); (ante sonido vocálico) an
- un hombre/coche -> a man/car
- una mujer/mesa -> a woman/table
- una hora -> an hour
2some (plural)
- había unos coches mal aparcados -> there were some badly parked cars
- había unos doce muchachos -> there were about o some twelve boys there
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un [oon]
- Un hombre -> a man
a, One, a used for uno, but always before words: it is also used occasionally before verbs, to give force to an expression.
una una
artículo:indefinido
1 (en singular) (refiriéndose a algo no conocido o de forma imprecisa) a; (antes de vocal o de h) an; (dando mayor énfasis, con expresiones temporales) one
una silla a chair; un paraguas an umbrella; hacía una mañana espléndida it was a lovely morning; hay una cosa que me gustaría saber there is one thing I would like to know; una mañana me llamó he called me one morning
2 (en plural) (uso indefinido) (algunos) some; (pocos) a few
fui con unos amigos I went with some friends; hay unas cervezas en la nevera there are a few some beers in the fridge;o unas horas más tarde a few hours later
(con partes del cuerpo) tiene unas piernas muy largas she has very long legs
(con objetos a pares) some me he comprado unos zapatos de tacón I've bought some high-heels
necesito unas tijeras I need a pair of scissors
(con cantidades, cifras) about; around había unas 20 personas there were about around 20 people;o there were some 20 people; unos 80 dólares about around 80 dollars;o some 80 dollars; hacía unos 30 grados it was about 30 degrees
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