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"Ficción" is a noun which is often translated as "fiction", and "literatura" is a noun which is often translated as "literature". Learn more about the difference between "ficción" and "literatura" below.
la ficción(
feek
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syohn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (literature)
a. fiction
A Michael le encanta la ficción, así que le regalé "Un mundo feliz".Michael loves fiction, so I got him "Brave New World."
2. (invention)
a. fiction
Ojalá que el mundo futurístico de este libro fuera más que ficción.I wish that the futuristic world in this book could be more than fiction.
a. pretense
Lo que Pilar hizo fue pura ficción para engañarnos.What Pilar did was pure pretense to deceive us.
b. fabrication
Es increíble que hayas creído semejante ficción.It's incredible that you believed such a fabrication.
la literatura(
lee
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teh
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rah
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too
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rah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (general)
a. literature
El tipo de literatura que más me gusta es la fantástica.The type of literature I like best is fantasy.
