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"Cátedras" is a form of "cátedra", a noun which is often translated as "chair". "Titularidades" is a form of "titularidad", a noun which is often translated as "first-team place". Learn more about the difference between "cátedras" and "titularidades" below.
la cátedra(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. chair
Marta Jiménez ostenta una cátedra de periodismo y su trabajo es muy conocido.Marta Jimenez holds a chair in journalism and her work is very well known.
b. professorship
La cátedra de bioquímica está muy disputada, así que pronto nombraran a alguien.There are a lot of candidates interested in applying for the biochemistry professorship so someone should be appointed soon.
2. (old-fashioned) (high-school position)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. post of head of department
Para conseguir una cátedra de instituto tenías que tener experiencia.If you wanted to be given the post of head of department in a high school, you needed experience.
la titularidad(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (sports)
a. first-team place
El jugador está luchando por conseguir la titularidad.The player is fighting to obtain his first-team place.
b. top spot
Si perdemos este juego, nuestro equipo perderá la titularidad en el campeonato.If we lose this game, our team will lose the top spot in the championship.
a. ownership
El agente inmobiliario dijo que yo obtendría la titularidad de la casa cuando firmara los papeles.The real estate agent said I would obtain the ownership of the house when I signed the papers.
a. tenure
Mi contrato me garantiza la titularidad del cargo como profesor en la universidad.My contract guarantees the tenure of my position as a teacher in the university.
