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"Normal" is an adjective which is often translated as "normal", and "SE" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "SE". Learn more about the difference between "normal" and "SE" below.
normal()
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la normalidad
Things are back to normal after the strike.Tras la huelga, las cosas han vuelto a la normalidad.
SE()
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. SE
The ship was headed due SE when it was last seen.El barco se dirigía directamente al SE cuando fue visto por última vez.