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"Los estudios" is a form of "estudio", a noun which is often translated as "study". "A" is a preposition which is often translated as "to". Learn more about the difference between "los estudios" and "a" below.
el estudio(
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too
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dyoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (activity)
a. study
Le dedico dos horas diarias al estudio de los idiomas.I dedicate two hours a day to the study of languages.
3. (dwelling)
a. studio
Cuando me fui a vivir sola, vivía en un estudio en el centro de Sevilla.When I went to live on my own, I lived in a studio in downtown Seville.
b. studio apartment (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Hugo alquiló un estudio para poder escribir sin que nadie lo moleste.Hugo rented a studio apartment to be able to write without anybody interrupting him.
c. studio flat (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Los alquileres están tan caros que solo nos alcanza para un estudio.Rent is so expensive that we can only afford a studio flat.
a. study
Los autores acaban de publicar un estudio sobre especies en peligro de extinción.The authors just published a study on endangered species.
b. survey
El instituto está realizando un nuevo estudio sobre los efectos del alcohol en jóvenes.The institute is carrying out a new survey on the effects of alcohol on young people.
5. (medicine)
a. test
Me tienen que hacer unos estudios para ver por qué no oigo bien.I need to have some tests done to find out why I can't hear well.
a. studio
Están grabando el nuevo disco en un estudio en San Francisco.They are recording their new album at a studio in San Francisco.
7. (music)
8. (fine arts)
a. study
En el Museo Picasso se pueden ver muchos estudios del artista mismo.At the Picasso Museum you can see many studies of the artist himself.
9. (workplace)
a. office
El primer trabajo de Ian fue en un estudio de abogados.Ian's first job was at a law office.
los estudios
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
10. (learning)
a, la a(
ah
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Podía respirar a duras penas.He was hardly able to breathe.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡A fregar los platos!Go do the dishes!
¡A la cama!Off to bed!
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me encantaría ganar dinero a espuertas.I would love to earn lots of money.
Llovía a cántaros.It was pouring.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. A
El circuito transporta una corriente de 1 A.The circuit carries a current of 1 A.
La intensidad de la corriente eléctrica se mide en A.The intensity of an electric current is measured in A.
