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"Major" is a noun which is often translated as "la especialidad", and "option" is a noun which is often translated as "la opción". Learn more about the difference between "major" and "option" below.
major(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la especialidad (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).
We have to declare a major next year.El año que viene tenemos que elegir una especialidad.
b. la carrera (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).
What is your major at the university?¿Qué carrera estudias en la universidad?
2. (military)
a. el comandante (M), la comandante (F)
(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).
(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 major ranks above a captain but below a lieutenant colonel.Un comandante está por encima de un capitán, pero por debajo de un teniente coronel.
b. el mayor (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The order came from a major of the US army.La orden procedía de un mayor del ejército norteamericano.
3. (music)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Arnold is a Physics major.Arnold estudia física como asignatura principal.
What can a Language major do when they graduate?¿A qué se pueden dedicar las personas que estudian lenguas cuando se gradúan?
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. importante
Corruption is still a major obstacle for the country's development.La corrupción sigue siendo un obstáculo importante para el desarrollo del país.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. especializarse
I majored in psychology in college.En la universidad me especialicé en psicología.
option(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (choice)
b. la posibilidad (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).
They offered me the option of working at the office or remotely.Me ofrecieron la posibilidad de trabajar en la oficina o desde casa.
c. la alternativa (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).
They had no option but to leave the country.No tuvieron otra alternativa que salir del país.
2. (accessory)
3. (education)
a. la asignatura optativa (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).
I'm going to do microbiology as my option.Voy a hacer microbiología como asignatura optativa.
4. (right)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. conseguir los derechos de explotación de
When I was a struggling writer, I never dreamed Hollywood would want to option my novel.Cuando era una autora en apuros, nunca soñé que Hollywood querría conseguir los derechos de explotación de mi novela.
