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"Agujeros" is a form of "agujero", a noun which is often translated as "hole". "Pasantes" is a form of "pasante", a noun which is often translated as "assistant". Learn more about the difference between "agujeros" and "pasantes" below.
el agujero(
ah
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goo
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heh
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roh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (opening)
a. hole
Estoy enojada porque mi suéter favorito tiene un agujero.I'm really annoyed because there's a hole in my favorite sweater.
2. (commerce)
a. hole
Los legisladores están considerando por fin aumentos de impuestos para tapar el agujero presupuestario.Legislators are finally considering tax increases to plug the hole in the budget.
b. deficit
La pandemia dejó a muchos sectores de la economía con un agujero inimaginable en sus finanzas.The pandemic left many sectors of the economy with an unimaginable deficit in their finances.
c. shortfall
Las ventas no alcanzaron la meta, provocando un agujero en el balance final de la empresa.Sales were under target, causing a shortfall in the company's bottom line.
el pasante, la pasante(
pah
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sahn
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teh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. assistant
Trabajé un año como pasante en la biblioteca municipal mientras estudiaba bibliotecología.I worked for a year as an assistant at the municipal library while I was studying librarianship.
b. intern
Su trabajo como pasante en la Casa Blanca lo llevó a hacer carrera en política.Working as an intern at the White House inspired him to make a career in politics.
2. (legal)
a. paralegal (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Nuestro estudio no tiene una política oficial en relación con el trabajo no rentado de los pasantes.Our office doesn't have an official policy regarding pro bono work by paralegals.
b. articled clerk (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Cuando Juan trabajó como pasante en un bufete se dio cuenta de cómo trabajan los abogados.When Juan worked as an articled clerk in a lawyer's office he realized how lawyers work.
a. postgraduate (preparing a thesis)
Emilio era un pasante en el departamento de historia, a punto de defender su tesis para titularse.Emilio was a postgraduate in the history department, about to defend his thesis to get his degree.
