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"Meeting" is a noun which is often translated as "la reunión", and "gathering" is a noun which is also often translated as "la reunión". Learn more about the difference between "meeting" and "gathering" below.
meeting(
mi
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dihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (assembly)
a. la reunión (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 are holding a very important meeting this afternoon.Vamos a celebrar una reunión muy importante esta tarde.
2. (encounter)
a. el encuentro (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).
I knew we wouldn't get along from our first meeting.Supe que no nos llevaríamos desde nuestro primer encuentro.
b. la cita (F) (prearranged)
(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 scheduled a meeting with my financial advisor to discuss my assets.Acordé una cita con mi asesor financiero para hablar sobre mis activos.
3. (junction)
a. la confluencia (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 leaders met at the meeting of their two lands.Los líderes se encontraron en la confluencia de sus dos tierras.
gathering(
gah
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thuhr
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ihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (meeting)
a. la reunión (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 had a small gathering at our house.Tuvimos una pequeña reunión en nuestra casa.
a. la concurrencia (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).
There was a big gathering at the movie premier.El estreno de la película reunió a una gran concurrencia.
3. (collection)
a. la recolección (F) (of information)
(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).
He's in charge of the gathering and analysis of the data.Él se encarga de la recolección y el análisis de los datos.
a. la recolección (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).
In these coffee plantations, the gathering of the grain is carried out manually.En estas plantaciones de café, la recolección de los granos se hace de forma manual.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
5. (increasing)
a. creciente
She let herself go with the gathering intensity of the music.Se abandonó a la intensidad creciente de la música.
b. en aumento
The gathering strength of his enemies worried the king.Al rey le preocupaba que la fuerza de sus enemigos fuera en aumento.
a. que se avecina (storm)
The heat and the menace of the gathering storm made me feel somehow claustrophobic.El calor y la amenaza de la tormenta que se avecinaba me producían cierta claustrofobia.
