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"Embargo" is a noun which is often translated as "el embargo", and "sin" is a noun which is often translated as "el pecado". Learn more about the difference between "embargo" and "sin" 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).
a. el embargo (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).
There is currently an embargo on imported pork.Actualmente hay un embargo sobre la carne de cerdo importada.
b. la prohibición (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).
There is an embargo on campaigning for three days.Hay una prohibición de hacer campaña por tres días.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. embargar
The United States embargoed Cuban goods for many years.Estados Unidos embargó la mercancía cubana por muchos años.
b. prohibir
Mexico embargoed many Hollywood movies during the twenties.México prohibió muchas películas de Hollywood durante los años veinte.
c. imponer un embargo sobre
The government has announced that it will embargo all goods from South America.El gobierno ha dado a conocer que impondrá un embargo sobre todos los productos de Sudamérica.
sin(
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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 pecado (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).
For the sin of theft, the thief was sentenced to lose his right hand.Por el pecado de robar, el ladrón fue condenado a perder la mano derecha.
a. el crimen (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).
It's a sin to throw out your dinner when half the world is starving.Es pecado tirar la cena cuando mitad del mundo está pasando hambre.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. pecar
In his heart he felt he had sinned and needed to seek forgiveness.En su alma sentía que había pecado y que tenía que pedir perdón.
