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"Factions" is a form of "faction", a noun which is often translated as "la facción". "Potting" is a form of "pot", a noun which is often translated as "la olla". Learn more about the difference between "factions" and "potting" below.
faction(
fahk
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (group)
a. la facción (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 party leader will have to reconcile these two rival factions, but it won't be easy.La líder del partido tendrá que reconciliar estas dos facciones rivales, pero no va a ser fácil.
2. (dissent)
a. la disensión (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).
At that time, the party was a hotbed of faction and strife.En aquel entonces, el partido era un caldo de cultivo para la disensión y el conflicto.
b. la división (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).
Increasing inequality will generate ever-greater faction within society.La creciente desigualdad creará una división cada vez mayor en la sociedad.
pot(
pat
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
b. la cacerola (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).
They cooked the tomato sauce in a pot.Hicieron la salsa de tomate en una cacerola.
b. la cafetera (F) (for coffee)
(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).
They received a new coffee pot as a wedding gift.Recibieron una cafetera nueva como regalo de boda.
b. el tarro (M) (for jam) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We usually store the pots of jam in the refrigerator.Usualmente almacenamos los tarros de mermelada en el refrigerador.
b. el tiesto (M) (Southern Cone)
(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).
My grandma always has a pot of flowers on the kitchen table.Mi abuela siempre tiene un tiesto de flores en la mesa de la cocina.
5. (marijuana)
c. el pasto (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The cop accused him of having been smoking pot.El policía lo acusó de haber estado fumando pasto.
a. la bacinilla (F) (chamber pot)
(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).
Has she learned to use the pot yet?¿Ya aprendió a usar la bacinilla?
b. el retrete (M) (toilet bowl)
(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).
Is Jimmy still sitting on the pot?¿Jimmy sigue todavía en el retrete?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (to plant)
