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"Cálculo" is a form of "cálculo", a noun which is often translated as "calculation". "Italiano" is a noun which is often translated as "Italian". Learn more about the difference between "cálculo" and "italiano" below.
el cálculo(
kahl
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koo
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loh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. calculation
Hiciste un cálculo correcto, pero el gráfico no es preciso.Your calculation is correct, but the graph is inaccurate.
b. arithmetic
Hugo hizo un cálculo mental y dijo: "Cada uno tiene que pagar 125 pesos".Hugo did mental arithmetic and said: "We must pay 125 pesos each."
2. (science)
a. calculus
El príncipe viajó a la India para aprender cálculo y álgebra.The prince traveled to India to study calculus and algebra.
3. (conjecture)
a. estimate
Según los cálculos preliminares, la inflación podría alcanzar el 14%.According to preliminary estimates, inflation could rise to 14%.
b. calculation
El cometa será visible cerca de las ocho y media, según mis cálculos.The comet will be visible around eight thirty, by my calculations.
c. reckoning
Según mis cálculos, llegaremos a Cali en 45 minutos.By my reckoning, we'll arrive in Cali in 45 minutes.
4. (medicine)
a. stone
Según el diagnóstico, el paciente sufre de cálculos renales.The diagnosis confirms that the patient suffers from kidney stones.
b. calculus
Tenía que someterme a un tratamiento de ultrasonido para erradicar mi cálculo urinario.I had to get an ultrasound treatment to get rid of my urinary calculus.
el italiano(
ee
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tah
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lyah
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noh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (language)
a. Italian
El italiano es un idioma con una sonoridad preciosa.Italian is a language with a beautiful sound.
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. Italian
Los italianos son personas cálidas a quienes les gusta alternar con su familia y sus amigos.Italians are warm people who love to socialize with family and friends.
