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"Los inviernos" is a form of "invierno", a noun which is often translated as "winter". "La gente" is a form of "gente", a noun which is often translated as "people". Learn more about the difference between "los inviernos" and "la gente" below.
el invierno()
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. winter
Los niños usan abrigos gruesos durante el invierno.The kids wear thick coats during the winter.
b. wintertime
Nos encanta ir a esquiar en invierno.We love to go skiing in the wintertime.
2. (rainy months) (Andes)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
a. rainy season
Llegamos a Ecuador en pleno invierno.We arrived in Ecuador in the middle of the rainy season.
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la gente()
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. people
Había mucha gente en el concierto.There were a lot of people at the concert.
b. peeps
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A la gente le gusta venir a este parque los fines de semana.Peeps love coming to this park on weekends.
a. person
El nuevo capataz es muy buena gente.The new foreman is a good person.
a. team
Cada uno de nosotros llevará a su gente a la reunión.Each one of us will bring our team to the meeting.
a. family
Voy a pasar las fiestas en el pueblo con mi gente.I'm going to spend the holidays in the village with my family.
b. folks
Mi gente es del norte.My folks are from the north.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
5. (respectable)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. decent
Es una familia muy gente.They are a very decent family.
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