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"Detention" is a noun which is often translated as "el castigo", and "homeroom" is a noun which is often translated as "la clase de tutoría". Learn more about the difference between "detention" and "homeroom" below.
detention(
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tehn
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (education)
a. el castigo (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).
If you're late a third time you'll get detention.Si llegas tarde una tercera vez vas a recibir un castigo.
a. la detención (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).
Amnesty International is calling on the government to end the detention without trial of political prisoners.Amnistía Internacional pide al gobierno poner fin a la detención sin juicio de los presos políticos.
b. el arresto (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 police only informed his family of his detention the following day.La policía informó a su familia de su arresto recién al día siguiente.
homeroom(
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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 clase de tutoría (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).
Mostly, I do my homework during homeroom.Generalmente, hago mi tarea durante la clase de tutoría.
b. la tutoría (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).
In homeroom, we set academic goals.En tutoría, fijamos metas académicas.
c. el salón hogar (M) (Puerto Rico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Homeroom is only for freshmen.El salón hogar es solo para los estudiantes de primer año.