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"Fiancée" is a form of "fiancée", a noun which is often translated as "la prometida". "Girlfriend" is a noun which is often translated as "la novia". Learn more about the difference between "girlfriend" and "fiancée" below.
girlfriend(
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frehnd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la polola (F) (colloquial) (Chile)
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Chile
Jim needs to find himself a new girlfriend.Jim necesita buscarse una polola nueva.
fiancée(
fi
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sey
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
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a. la prometida (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).
After two years of engagement, Rob and his fiancée finally announced their wedding date.Después de dos años de compromiso, Rob y su prometida finalmente anunciaron la fecha de la boda.