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"Converter" is a noun which is often translated as "el convertidor", and "convert" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "convertir". Learn more about the difference between "converter" and "convert" below.
converter(
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vuhr
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el convertidor (M)
(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).
Adam built a direct current converter in his electrical engineering class.Adam construyó un convertidor de corriente continua en su clase de ingeniería eléctrica.
convert(
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vuhrt
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kan
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vuhrt
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to change)
a. convertir
The children converted the cardboard box into a fort.Los niños convirtieron la caja de cartón en una fortaleza.
b. transformar
Technology has converted long distance communication into a simple task.La tecnología ha transformado la comunicación a larga distancia en una tarea simple.
2. (religion)
a. convertir
Their mission was to convert the local people to Christianity.Su misión era de convertir a los indígenas al cristianismo.
4. (sports)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. convertirse
To please his new in-laws, he converted to Judaism.Para complacer a su nueva familia política, se convirtió al judaísmo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el converso (M), la conversa (F)
(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).
(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).
She is a new convert so she doesn't know all of the traditions yet.Es una nueva conversa así que todavía no conoce todas las tradiciones.
