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"Proceeds" is a form of "proceeds", a plural noun which is often translated as "las ganancias". "Takings" is a plural noun which is often translated as "la recaudación". Learn more about the difference between "proceeds" and "takings" below.
proceeds(
pro
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sidz
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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. las ganancias
(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).
(F)
A hundred percent of the proceeds from the bake sale go to the community shelter.Cien por ciento de las ganancias de la venta de pasteles financiará el albergue comunitario.
b. la recaudación
(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).
(F)
The proceeds from the gala event went to a non-profit rehab facility.La recaudación del evento de gala se destinó a un centro de rehabilitación sin fines de lucro.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I sold all my records and used the proceeds to buy a motorcycle.Vendí todos mis discos y con lo que saqué me compré una moto.
Lilly set up a lemonade stand, and wants to save the proceeds to buy a pony.Lilly puso una venta de limonada, y quiere ahorrar lo que saque para comprar un pony.
proceed
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. proseguir
When my father became ill, we decided not to proceed with the purchase of the house.Cuando se enfermó mi padre, decidimos no proseguir con la compra de la casa.
b. continuar
He was so overcome with emotion while giving the speech he was unable to proceed.Lo embargaba tanto la emoción mientras daba el discurso que no pudo continuar.
c. seguir
We proceeded west until we came to the lake that was on the map.Seguimos en dirección oeste hasta llegar al lago que estaba en el mapa.
a. avanzar
We were able to proceed once the obstruction had been cleared from the road.Cuando quitaron el obstáculo de la carretera, pudimos avanzar.
b. dirigirse
We boarded the train and proceeded to the dining car.Subimos al tren y nos dirigimos al coche comedor.
a. proceder
As this was unknown territory, he was waiting for instructions from his commanding officer on how to proceed.Como se encontraba en territorio desconocido, esperaba instrucciones del oficial al mando sobre cómo proceder.
a. proceder
The words proceeding from her mouth were completely unintelligible.Las palabras que procedían de su boca eran totalmente incomprensibles.
a. demandar
There is not enough evidence to proceed against them under the Consumer Credit Protection Act.No hay suficientes pruebas para demandarlos según la Ley de Protección del Crédito al Consumidor.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. proseguir
"In any case," he proceeded, "we can't do anything yet.""En todo caso", prosiguió, "todavía no podemos hacer nada".
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takings(
tey
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kihngs
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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. la recaudación
(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).
(F)
Most of the takings came from DVD sales.La mayor parte de la recaudación provenía de las ventas de DVD.
b. la taquilla
(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).
(F)
(cinema)
The takings didn't even cover the production costs.La taquilla no cubrió siquiera los gastos de producción.
taking
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la toma
(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).
(F)
After the taking of the castle, the soldiers took the king prisoner.Tras la toma del castillo, los soldados tomaron al rey prisionero.
b. la conquista
(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).
(F)
The taking of the city was the first step in winning the war.La conquista de la ciudad era el primer paso para ganar la guerra.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. atractivo
Sam had a frank and easygoing manner that was very taking.Sam tenía una actitud franca y tranquila que resultó bastante atractiva.
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