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"Disappeared" is a form of "disappeared", an adjective which is often translated as "desaparecido". "Dirty war" is a noun which is often translated as "la guerra sucia". Learn more about the difference between "dirty war" and "disappeared" below.
dirty war(
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wor
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la guerra sucia (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).
Thousands of people disappeared in Argentina's dirty war.Miles de personas desaparecieron en la guerra sucia en Argentina.
disappeared(
dihs
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pird
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (missing)
a. desaparecido
Over 4,000 cases of disappeared people have been reported since 1981.Se han denunciado más de 4,000 casos de personas desaparecidas desde 1981.
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. los desaparecidos (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 mothers of the disappeared demonstrated in front of the parliament building.Las madres de los desaparecidos se manifestaron delante del parlamento.
