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"Mass" is a form of "mass", a noun which is often translated as "la masa". "Niche" is a noun which is often translated as "el nicho". Learn more about the difference between "mass" and "niche" below.
mass(
mahs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de masas (culture, movement, tourism)
It is an area still unspoiled by mass tourism.Es una región donde todavía no ha llegado el turismo de masas.
b. masivo (unemployment, demonstration, support)
Not many people remember the mass unemployment of the 70s.No hay muchos que recuerden el desempleo masivo de los años 70.
c. colectivo (effort, hysteria, suicide)
There was an outbreak of mass hysteria when the store doors opened on the first day of the sale.Se desató una histeria colectiva cuando se abrieron las puertas de la tienda el primer día de las rebajas.
d. en masa (exodus, murder, production)
When he got up to speak there was a mass exodus from the hall.Cuando se levantó a hablar, se produjo un éxodo en masa de la sala.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to gather)
a. concentrar
The enemy were massing their troops on the border.El enemigo concentraba sus tropas en la frontera.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to gather)
a. concentrarse
The rebels were massing at their secret headquarters.Los rebeldes se estaban concentrando en su cuartel general secreto.
masses
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las masas (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).
The police charged against the masses demonstrating in the streets.La policía cargó contra las masas que se manifestaban en las calles.
8. (colloquial) (large quantity) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
niche(
nish
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la hornacina (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).
The sarcophagus is set into a niche in the south transept.El sarcófago está colocado dentro de una hornacina en el crucero sur.
2. (space)
3. (commerce)
a. el nicho (M)
(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).
The store is taking advantage of this new niche in the market by stocking more craft beers.Al ofrecer más cervezas artesanales, la tienda está aprovechando este nuevo nicho en el mercado.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. encasillar
My media cookies seem to have me niched as a Scandi noir fan.Las cookies en mis medios de comunicación me tienen encasillado como aficionado del Noir nórdico.
