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"Juicio" is a noun which is often translated as "trial", and "tribunal" is a noun which is often translated as "court". Learn more about the difference between "juicio" and "tribunal" below.
el juicio(
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. trial
Va a elevar el caso al juicio.He's going to take the case to trial.
b. court case
Los periodistas dejaron de prestarle atención a ese juicio.Journalists stopped paying attention to that court case.
a. good sense
Afortunadamente, Eva tuvo el juicio de abrocharse el cinturón de seguridad.Fortunately, Eva had the good sense to fasten her seatbelt.
b. sense
Kenny no tiene el juicio para dejarlo en casa solo.Kenny doesn't have the sense to be left home alone.
c. sensible (adjective)
Héctor debe de tener muy poco juicio para comportarse así.Hector can't be very sensible if he behaves like that.
a. judgment
No permitas que los demás te perturben el juicio cuando tengas que tomar decisiones difíciles.Don't let other people cloud your judgment when making difficult decisions.
b. opinion
A mi juicio, la comida está deliciosa.In my opinion, the food is delicious.
a. sanity
Tanto tiempo sólo causaría a cualquiera a perder su juicio.So much time alone would cause anyone to lose their sanity.
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el tribunal(
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. court
Los hombres comparecieron ante un tribunal por un presunto delito.The men appeared in court for a suspected crime.
a. board of examiners (education)
Defendí mi tesis ante un tribunal muy estricto.I defended my thesis before a very strict board of examiners.
b. panel (contest)
Había desacuerdo en el tribunal sobre quién debía llevarse el premio.There was disagreement on the panel about who should win the prize.
los tribunales
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. court
El actor llevó a los tribunales a los paparazzi por violar su intimidad.The actor brought the paparazzi to court for violating his privacy.
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