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"Motto" is a noun which is often translated as "el lema", and "slogan" is a noun which is often translated as "el eslogan". Learn more about the difference between "motto" and "slogan" below.
motto(
ma
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do
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el lema (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).
Do you remember what our university motto was? - No.¿Te acuerdas de cuál era el lema de nuestra universidad? - No.
The company's motto is: "We can fix it."El lema de la empresa es: "Lo podemos arreglar".
c. la consigna (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).
Trust is our motto.La confianza es nuestra consigna.
slogan(
slo
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gihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el eslogan (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).
We want you to come up with a catchy slogan for this product.Queremos que inventes un eslogan pegadizo para este producto.
b. el lema (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 best advertising slogans convey what the brand is really about.Los mejores lemas publicitarios te comunican la razón de ser de la marca.
2. (politics)
a. la consigna (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 demonstrators were shouting anti-government slogans.Los manifestantes gritaban consignas antigubernamentales.
