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"Beneficios" is a form of "beneficio", a noun which is often translated as "profit". "Ascenso" is a noun which is often translated as "ascent". Learn more about the difference between "ascenso" and "beneficios" below.
el ascenso(
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sehn
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. ascent (to a mountain)
Uno de los alpinistas se lesionó durante el ascenso y no pudo llegar a la cima.One of the mountaineers got injured on the ascent and couldn't reach the peak.
b. rise (to power)
Su ascenso al poder se produjo en medio del descontento general.Her rise to power took place in the middle of general discontent.
a. promotion
Amenazó con renunciar si no le daban un ascenso y un aumento de sueldo.He threatened to resign if they didn't give him a promotion and a pay raise.
a. rise
El ascenso de la temperatura en las últimas décadas es alarmante.The rise in temperature over the past decades is alarming.
b. increase
Los salarios se redujeron y la pobreza va en ascenso.Salaries have decreased and poverty is on the increase.
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el beneficio(
beh
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fee
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syoh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. profit
Este trimestre, los beneficios de la empresa aumentaron un 5 %.The company profits increased by 5% this quarter.
a. benefit
El consumo de esta fruta tiene muchos beneficios para la salud.Eating this fruit brings a lot of health benefits.
a. extraction
El proceso de beneficio de la plata en la mina era cada vez más complicado.The silver extraction process at the mine was getting more and more difficult.
a. benefice
Todo sacerdote con una parroquia a su cargo recibía un beneficio eclesiástico.Every priest in charge of a parish got a benefice.
5. (factory)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. coffee-processing plant
Los trabajadores llevaron el grano al beneficio para su lavado.The workers took the beans to the coffee-processing plant to have it washed.
6. (charity performance)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. benefit performance
Bienvenidos a este beneficio para recaudar fondos para nuestros veteranos de guerra.Welcome to this benefit performance whose aim is to raise funds for our war veterans.
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