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"Certificado" is a form of "certificado", a noun which is often translated as "certificate". "Informe" is a form of "informe", a noun which is often translated as "report". Learn more about the difference between "certificado" and "informe" below.
el certificado, certificado(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (document)
a. certificate
Necesito un certificado médico para trabajar en esa empresa.I need a medical certificate to work for that company.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. certified
La secretaría pide una copia certificada de tu partida de nacimiento.The admissions office is asking for a certified copy of your birth certificate.
a. registered
Podrías enviar los documentos al banco como paquete certificado.You could send the documents to the bank as a registered package.
b. by registered mail (adverb) (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Envié el paquete certificado pensando que sería más seguro.I sent the package by registered mail, thinking that it would be safer.
c. by registered post (adverb) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Visto que los documentos son importantes, le recomiendo que los envíe certificados.As the documents are important, I'd recommend you send them by registered post.
el informe(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (document)
a. report
El informe del perito concluyó que el edificio tenía muchos defectos de construcción.The expert's report concluded that the building had many construction defects.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (formless)
a. shapeless
El edificio había quedado reducido a una masa informe de ruinas calcinadas.The building had been reduced to a shapeless mass of charred rubble.
los informes
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (data)
a. information
Según los nuevos informes, la situación está peor de lo que parece.According to new information, the situation is worse than it seems.
b. particulars
En este hospital, solo los médicos tienen acceso a los informes de los pacientes.In this hospital, only the doctors have access to the patients' particulars.
