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"Disrespect" is a noun which is often translated as "la falta de respeto", and "someone" is a pronoun which is often translated as "alguien". Learn more about the difference between "disrespect" and "someone" below.
disrespect(
dihs
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ri
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spehkt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la falta de respeto (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 mother puts up with too much of his disrespect.Su madre soporta en exceso su falta de respeto.
b. la irreverencia (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).
I won't allow you to speak to me with that kind of disrespect.No permitiré que me hable con semejante irreverencia.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. faltar el respeto
You disrespected your peers by talking during their presentations.Les faltaste el respeto a tus colegas hablando durante sus presentaciones.
b. faltar al respeto
The man claimed that the hotel staff had disrespected him.El hombre aseguró que el personal del hotel le había faltado al respeto.
someone(
suhm
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wuhn
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el alguien (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 to be someone, you have to work at it.Si quieres ser alguien, tienes que esforzarte.
b. todo un personaje
I used to be someone in this town. Now nobody remembers me.Antes era todo un personaje en este pueblo. Ahora nadie se acuerda de mí.
