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"Debauchery" is a noun which is often translated as "el libertinaje", and "decadence" is a noun which is often translated as "la decadencia". Learn more about the difference between "debauchery" and "decadence" below.
debauchery(
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chuh
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
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a. el libertinaje (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 book's main character is accused of falling victim to his vices and engaging in numerous acts of debauchery.El personaje principal del libro es acusado de sucumbir ante sus vicios y cometer numerosos actos de libertinaje.
When I was young, I led a life of debauchery and excess.Cuando era jóven, llevaba una vida de libertinaje y excesos.
b. la depravación (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).
We heard stories of the drunkenness and debauchery that went on at the royal court.Se oían historias de las borracheras y la depravación de la corte real.
c. la disipación (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).
His illness put an end to his life of debauchery.Su enfermedad puso punto final a su vida de disipación.
decadence(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la decadencia (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).
Many scholars have written about the decadence of industrial nations.Muchos eruditos han escrito sobre la decadencia de los países industriales.
