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"Dictionary" is a noun which is often translated as "el diccionario", and "thesaurus" is a noun which is often translated as "el diccionario de sinónimos". Learn more about the difference between "dictionary" and "thesaurus" below.
dictionary(
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shih
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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 diccionario (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).
She used a Spanish-English dictionary to finish the translation.Utilizó un diccionario español-inglés para terminar la traducción.
thesaurus(
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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. el diccionario de sinónimos (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 want your text to sound more stylish, I recommend you use a thesaurus.Si quieres que tu texto suene más elegante, recomiendo que utilices un diccionario de sinónimos.
a. el tesauro (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).
I use the UNESCO thesaurus to classify the documents in our library.Utilizo el tesauro de la UNESCO para clasificar los documentos en nuestra biblioteca.
