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"Vice" is a form of "vice", a noun which is often translated as "el vicio". "Assistant principal" is a noun which is often translated as "el vicedirector". Learn more about the difference between "assistant principal" and "vice" below.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (profession)
a. el vicedirector (M), la vicedirectora (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The principal and the assistant principal don't agree on this subject.El director y el vicedirector no opinan lo mismo sobre este tema.
b. el subdirector (M), la subdirectora (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm the assistant principal of the high school.Yo soy la subdirectora de la secundaria.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la brigada antivicio (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Vice arrested a man with narcotic drugs in his possession last night.La brigada antivicio detuvo anoche a una persona que tenía narcóticos en su posesión.
a. el torno de banco (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you clamp the pipe in a vice, it will be easier to cut.Si sujetas el tubo en un torno de banco, será más fácil de cortar.
b. el tornillo de banco (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This cast iron vise attaches easily to a table.Este tornillo de banco de hierro fundido se engancha fácilmente a una mesa.
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
4. (instead of)
a. en lugar de
The shareholders' meeting will be chaired by the Treasurer, vice the CEO who is overseas on business.El tesorero presidirá la junta de accionistas en lugar de la directora ejecutiva que se halla en el extranjero por negocios.
b. como representante de
The Secretary of State will attend the climate summit, vice the President while he is indisposed.El Secretario de Estado asistirá a la cumbre climática como representante del presidente mientras se halla indispuesto.
