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"Aumento" is a form of "aumento", a noun which is often translated as "increase". "Ascenso" is a noun which is often translated as "ascent". Learn more about the difference between "aumento" and "ascenso" below.
el aumento(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (increment)
2. (in pay)
a. raise (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El director me ofreció un aumento para que no fuera a trabajar en otra empresa.The director offered me a raise so I wouldn't go work in another company.
b. rise (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Los enfermeros piden un aumento salarial.Nurses are demanding a pay rise.
3. (optics)
a. magnification
Presiona la tecla "+" para subir el aumento del microscopio.Press the "+" key to increase the strength of the microscope.
b. strength
¿Cuál es el aumento del telescopio del observatorio?What’s the strength of the telescope at the observatory?
a. enlargement
Pedí un aumento de la mejor foto de nuestra boda.I ordered an enlargement of the best photo from our wedding.
el ascenso(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (climb)
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.
3. (increment)
