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"Penmanship" is a noun which is often translated as "la caligrafía", and "handwriting" is a noun which is often translated as "la letra". Learn more about the difference between "penmanship" and "handwriting" below.
penmanship(
pehn
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muhn
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shihp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la caligrafía (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).
Can you read what I wrote? Please excuse my terrible penmanship.¿Puedes leer lo que escribí? Disculpa mi pésima caligrafía.
2. (art)
a. la caligrafía (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 monk's beautiful manuscripts stood out for their immaculate penmanship.Los manuscritos hermosos del monje se destacaron por su caligrafía impecable.
handwriting(
hahnd
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ray
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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. (general)
b. la escritura (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 disguised my handwriting so he wouldn't know I had written the letter.Cambié mi escritura para que no se diera cuenta de que yo había escrito la carta.
c. la caligrafía (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 watched a class of seven-year-olds being taught handwriting.Vi enseñar caligrafía en una clase de niños de siete años.
