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"Cánones" is a form of "canon", a noun which is often translated as "canon". "Tasas" is a form of "tasar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to value". Learn more about the difference between "cánones" and "tasas" below.
el canon(
kah
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nohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (principle)
a. canon
Fueron los antiguos griegos quienes primero formularon los cánones de la retórica.It was the Ancient Greeks who first formulated the canons of rhetoric.
b. norm
La vida de esas mujeres estaba enormemente limitada por los cánones sociales de la época.Those women's lives were greatly constrained by the social norms of their times.
c. rule
Su proceder no se ajusta a nuestros cánones de ética profesional.Your behavior deviates from our rules of professional ethics.
2. (model)
a. ideal
En la actualidad, ya no existe un canon de belleza como tal.Nowadays, an ideal of beauty as such no longer exists.
3. (religious)
a. canon
Ya en el siglo I, la Iglesia estableció un canon referido a las segundas nupcias.Already in the 1st century, the Church established a canon concerning second nuptials.
4. (financial)
tasar(
tah
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sahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
