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"Petrol" is a noun which is often translated as "la gasolina", and "NAFTA" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "NAFTA". Learn more about the difference between "petrol" and "NAFTA" below.
petrol(
peh
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trol
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la gasolina (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 ran out of petrol and our car broke down on the highway.Se nos acabó la gasolina y nuestro carro se averió en la autopista.
b. la bencina (F) (Chile)
(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).
Regionalism used in Chile
We stopped to get more petrol for our road trip.Paramos para echar más bencina para nuestro viaje por carretera.
c. la nafta (F) (River Plate)
(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).
Do you heat your home with oil or petrol?¿Calientas tu casa con petróleo o nafta?
NAFTA(
nahf
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tuh
)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
b. el TLCAN (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).
Chapter XVI of NAFTA relates to the temporary entry of persons.El capítulo XVI del TLCAN se refiere a la entrada temporal de personas.
