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"Hair" is a noun which is often translated as "el pelo", and "publicity" is a noun which is often translated as "la publicidad". Learn more about the difference between "hair" and "publicity" below.
hair(
hehr
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el pelo
(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).
(M)
(on a human head)
You have to put your hair up to work in my kitchen.Tienes que recogerte el pelo para trabajar en mi cocina.
b. el cabello
(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).
(M)
(on a human head)
The princess had long blond hair.La princesa tenía el cabello largo y rubio.
c. el vello
(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).
(M)
(on a human body)
Waxing facial hair is quite painful.Eliminar el vello facial con cera es bastante doloroso.
a. el pelo
(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).
(M)
My grandfather only had three hairs on his head.Mi abuelo solo tenía tres pelos en la cabeza.
a. el pelo
(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).
(M)
I am allergic to cat hair.Soy alérgica al pelo de los gatos.
a. la pelusa
(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).
(F)
The leaves were covered in very fine hairs.Las hojas estaban cubiertas de una pelusa muy fina.
This mohair sweater sheds a lot of hair.Este suéter de mohair bota mucha pelusa.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. capilar
Dandruff is a hair problem in which flakes form on the scalp.La caspa es un problema capilar en el que se producen descamaciones en el cuero cabelludo.
b. para el pelo
I bought a hair product based on natural products.Me compré un producto para el pelo hecho de productos naturales.
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publicity(
puh
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blih
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sih
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di
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la publicidad
(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).
(F)
Our firm develops publicity for many of the city's businesses.Nuestra firma se encarga de la publicidad de muchas de las empresas de la ciudad.
b. la propaganda
(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).
(F)
The publicity for the summer fair is all ready to go.La propaganda para la feria de verano ya está lista para circular.
a. la publicidad
(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).
(F)
He got a lot of publicity when images of him being arrested appeared on the news.Le dio mucha publicidad que en las noticias salieran imágenes suyas siendo arrestado.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. publicitario
The most recent publicity campaign led to a 30% increase in sales.La campaña publicitaria más reciente supuso un aumento del 30% en las ventas.
b. de publicidad
The media giant has just signed a publicity deal with a communications agency.El gigante mediático acaba de firmar un acuerdo de publicidad con una agencia de comunicación.
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