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"Damages" is a form of "damages", a noun which is often translated as "los daños y perjuicios". "Compensation" is a noun which is often translated as "la compensación". Learn more about the difference between "damages" and "compensation" below.
damages(
dah
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mih
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jihz
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (legal)
a. los daños y perjuicios (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).
The defendant had to pay one million dollars in damages.El demandado tenía que pagar un millón de dólares en daños y perjuicios.
damage
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el daño (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).
The damage that the war has caused to the country's infrastructure will take years to repair.El daño que la guerra ha causado a las infraestructuras del país tardará años en repararse.
b. el perjuicio (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).
Floods have caused substantial economic damage this year.Este año, las inundaciones causaron un considerable perjuicio económico.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
compensation(
kam
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pihn
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sey
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (repayment)
a. la compensación (F)
(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).
The transit authority gave us free bus tickets as compensation for their lateness.Las autoridades de tránsito nos dieron boletos de autobús como compensación por su retraso.
2. (indemnity)
a. la indemnización (F)
(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).
The insurance company paid our family compensation for the loss of our house in the fire.La compañía de seguros nos pagó a nuestra familia indemnización por la pérdida de nuestra casa en el incendio.
a. la remuneración (F)
(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).
Our manager asked for better compensation when he realized how much money he saved the company.Nuestro gerente pidió una mejor remuneración cuando se dio cuenta de cuánto dinero le ahorró la compañía.
