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"Postgraduate" is an adjective which is often translated as "de posgrado", and "undergraduate" is a noun which is often translated as "el estudiante universitario". Learn more about the difference between "postgraduate" and "undergraduate" below.
postgraduate(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (education)
a. de posgrado
Jacob has enrolled in a postgraduate classes at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.Jacob se matriculó en clases de posgrado en la Escuela Naval de Posgrado de Monterey.
b. de postgrado
Andrea is taking a postgraduate endoscopic ultrasound course.Andrea está tomando un curso de postgrado de ultrasonido endoscópico.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (education)
a. el estudiante de posgrado (M), la estudiante de posgrado (F)
(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).
(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).
John is a postgraduate at Cambridge.John es un estudiante de posgrado de Cambridge.
b. el estudiante de postgrado (M), la estudiante de postgrado (F)
(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).
(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).
Melanie is a postgraduate in engineering.Melanie es una estudiante de postgrado de ingeniería.
c. el posgraduado (M), la posgraduada (F)
(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).
(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).
This course is only for postgraduates.Este curso es solo para posgraduados.
d. el postgraduado (M), la postgraduada (F)
(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).
(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).
Robert is a postgraduate in accounting.Roberto es postgraduado en contaduría.
undergraduate(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (education)
a. el estudiante universitario (M), la estudiante universitaria (F)
(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).
(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).
When I was an undergraduate, I was actively involved in many student organizations.Cuando era estudiante universitario, estaba muy envuelto en muchas organizaciones estudiantiles.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (education)
a. universitario
Undergraduate scholarships are all awarded on a merit basis.Las becas universitarias se otorgan en su totalidad en función de los méritos.
b. infantil (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
The movie was characterized by obvious undergraduate humor.La película se caracterizaba por un humor obvio y algo infantil.
