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"Ethnicity" is a noun which is often translated as "la etnia", and "race" is a noun which is often translated as "la carrera". Learn more about the difference between "ethnicity" and "race" below.
ethnicity(
ehth
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nih
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sih
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di
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el origen étnico (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).
Her features are too exotic to discern her ethnicity.Sus rasgos son demasiado exóticos como para adivinar su origen étnico.
c. la etnicidad (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).
Application forms that require to specify ethnicity have been banned.Las solicitudes que piden información sobre la etnicidad han sido prohibidas.
race(
reys
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la carrera (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).
Miguel won the race.Miguel ganó la carrera.
a. la raza (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).
We're all members of the human race regardless of color or creed.Todos somos miembros de la raza humana sea el que sea el color o credo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. acelerarse
Her heart was racing as she walked into her manager's office.Su corazón se aceleró cuando entró a la oficina de su gerente.
5. (to rush)
a. ir corriendo
He raced to the hospital for his baby's birth.Fue corriendo al hospital para el nacimiento de su bebé.
b. terminar rápido
I raced through my presentation so I could go to the bathroom.Terminé la presentación lo más rápido posible para que pudiera usar el baño.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. echarle una carrera a
The sprinter raced a horse for charity.El velocista le echó una carrera a un caballo para una organización benéfica.
