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"Branch" is a noun which is often translated as "la rama", and "subsidiary" is an adjective which is often translated as "secundario". Learn more about the difference between "branch" and "subsidiary" 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. (botany)
a. la sucursal (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).
Business is going well and we are set to open our third branch this month.El negocio va bien y estamos preparados para abrir nuestra tercera sucursal este mes.
3. (offshoot)
a. el ramal (M) (road, railway, or pipe)
(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).
After four years of construction, the second light rail branch is complete.Después de cuatro años de construcción, el segundo ramal del tren ligero ha sido completado.
4. (computing)
a. la bifurcación (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).
Ubuntu is a branch of the Debian project base code.Ubuntu es una bifurcación del código base del proyecto Debian.
b. la ramificación (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).
This program is a branch of last year's project.Este programa es una ramificación del proyecto del año pasado.
5. (subsection)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (to diverge)
a. bifurcarse
The road branches up ahead; I recommend you take the left path.La calle se bifurca más adelante; recomiendo que tomes el camino de la izquierda.
8. (botany)
subsidiary(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (secondary)
a. secundario
This psychologist claims that fathers usually play a subsidiary role in bringing up children.Este psicólogo afirma que habitualmente los padres desempeñan un papel secundario en la crianza de los hijos.
b. complementario
I still have to choose a subsidiary subject.Todavía tengo que elegir una asignatura complementaria.
2. (commerce)
a. filial
I think we need to find out more information about Vilenet and its subsidiary companies.Creo que hay que buscar mas información sobre Vilenet y sus empresas filiales.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (commerce)
a. la asignatura complementaria (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).
If you don't want to give up history, you could always take it as a subsidiary.Si no quieres dejar de estudiar historia, siempre puedes escogerla como asignatura complementaria.
