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"Practitioner" is a noun which is often translated as "el médico", and "scholar" is a noun which is often translated as "el erudito". Learn more about the difference between "practitioner" and "scholar" below.
practitioner(
prahk
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tih
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shih
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nuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (medicine)
a. el médico (M), la médica (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).
All of the hospital's practitioners are highly qualified.Todos los médicos del hospital están altamente calificados.
a. el profesional (M), la profesional (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).
Several members of her family are, like her, practitioners of law.Varios miembros de su familia son, al igual que ella, profesionales del derecho.
b. el practicante (M), la practicante (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).
The practitioners of this ancient craft have passed their knowledge down through the generations.Los practicantes de este antiguo arte han transmitido su saber de generación en generación.
scholar(
ska
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luhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el erudito (M), la erudita (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).
Scholars believe that the ancient city of Troy was in modern-day Turkey.Los eruditos creen que la antigua ciudad de Troya estaba en la Turquía moderna.
b. el sabio (M), la sabia (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).
Fray Luis de Leon was a poet and scholar who preferred to live a solitary life.Fray Luis de León era un poeta y sabio que prefería vivir una vida solitaria.
c. el estudioso (M), la estudiosa (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).
My sister is a Dante scholar who has presented her work at international conferences.Mi hermana es una estudiosa de Dante que ha presentado sus trabajos en congresos internacionales.
2. (education)
a. el becario (M), la becaria (F) (recipient of a scholarship)
(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).
The scholar will be awarded $2,000 toward a research project of his or her own design.Se otorgará al becario la suma de $2,000 para un proyecto de investigación de su propio diseño.
b. el alumno (M), la alumna (F) (literary)
(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).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
The scholars at that boarding school would go on to become doctors and lawyers.Los alumnos de ese internado llegarían a ser doctores y abogados.
