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"Nurture" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "criar", and "nature" is a noun which is often translated as "la naturaleza". Learn more about the difference between "nurture" and "nature" below.
nurture(
nuhr
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chuhr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. criar
My mother was the only one there to nurture me and my sister.Mi madre era la única persona que estaba para criarnos a mi hermana y a mí.
b. educar
If you don't nurture your children, they won't be emotionally healthy as adults.Si no educas a tus hijos, no serán adultos saludables desde el punto de vista emocional.
2. (to nourish)
a. nutrir
The policy is aimed at helping nurture malnourished children back to health.El objetivo de la medida radica en nutrir a niños desnutridos para que recuperen la salud.
b. cuidar
These plants need a lot of sunlight and water to nurture them properly.Es necesario darles mucho sol y mucha agua a estas plantas para cuidarlas bien.
c. alimentar
There's not enough food to nurture so many people.No hay comida suficiente para alimentar a tantas personas.
3. (to foster)
a. cultivar (a friendship)
You can nurture a friendship by remembering special days, like birthdays.Puedes cultivar una amistad recordando días especiales, como cumpleaños.
b. fomentar (arts and education)
I live in a community that nurtures arts and crafts.Vivo en una comunidad que fomenta las artesanías.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (formal) (act of raising)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. la educación (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 serial killer seemed to be the product of nature rather than nurture.El asesino en serie parecía ser el producto de la naturaleza y no de la educación.
b. la crianza (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).
Preschool teachers help provide children with nurture and care.Los maestros de preescolar les brindan a los niños crianza y cuidados.
nature(
ney
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chuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la naturaleza (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 like to spend time alone in the woods and connect with nature.Me gusta pasar tiempo a solas en el bosque y conectar con la naturaleza.
She loves to be out in nature.A ella le encanta estar afuera en la naturaleza.
2. (type)
a. la naturaleza (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).
You won't find pieces of this nature anywhere.No encontrarás piezas de esta naturaleza en ningún sitio.
3. (origin)
a. la naturaleza (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 nature of this matter was unknown.Se desconocía la naturaleza de este asunto.
a. la naturaleza (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 might be cute, but lions are predators by nature.Pueden ser monos, pero los leones son depredadores de naturaleza.
