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"Electricity" is a noun which is often translated as "la electricidad", and "electric" is an adjective which is often translated as "eléctrico". Learn more about the difference between "electricity" and "electric" below.
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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. (physics)
a. la electricidad (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).
Electricity is needed for the machinery to operate.Se necesita electricidad para que la maquinaria funcione.
2. (excitement)
a. la electricidad (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).
The electricity between them is undeniable.La electricidad que hay entre ellos es innegable.
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. eléctrico
An electric motor pumps water out of the well and into the house.Un motor eléctrico bombea el agua del pozo a la casa.
b. de la electricidad
Our electric bill has gone down since we installed solar panels.Nuestra cuenta de la electricidad bajó desde que instalamos los paneles solares.
c. electrificado
The neighbor installed an electric fence after he was robbed.El vecino instaló una cerca electrificada después de que le robaron.
d. de la luz (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Our electric bill is over $300 a month in the summer.La factura de la luz es de más de $300 al mes en el verano.
2. (exciting)
b. cargado de electricidad
The atmosphere at the World Cup final match was electric.El ambiente en el partido final de la Copa Mundial estaba cargado de electricidad.
