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"Promotion" is a noun which is often translated as "el ascenso", and "propaganda" is a noun which is often translated as "la propaganda". Learn more about the difference between "promotion" and "propaganda" below.
promotion(
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mo
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (in rank)
a. el ascenso (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).
My wife took me out to dinner to celebrate my promotion.Mi esposa me llevó a cenar para celebrar mi ascenso.
b. la promoción (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).
They gave me a promotion after only working here six months.Me dieron una promoción después de trabajar aquí sólo seis meses.
a. la oferta especial (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).
They're running a promotion on mayonnaise this week; it's half-price.La mayonesa está en oferta especial esta semana, a mitad de precio.
3. (fostering)
a. el fomento (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).
The principal objective of our organization is the promotion of international cultural cooperation.El objetivo principal de nuestra organizaión es el fomento de la cooperación cultural internacional.
b. la promoción (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).
Schools have a role to play in the promotion of good health.Las escuelas juegan un papel en la promoción de la buena salud.
a. la promoción (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).
If you want to sell a product, you have to be prepared to spend money on promotion.Si quieres vender un producto, hay que estar dispuesto a gastar dinero en su promoción.
b. la publicidad (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).
Their budget for promotion is far higher than ours.Su presupuesto para publicidad es mucho más grande que el nuestro.
a. la campaña de promoción (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).
Companies like celebrities to feature in their promotions.A las empresas les gusta que aparezcan celebridades en sus campañas de promoción.
b. la promoción (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 rise in the consumption of beer is the result of massive promotions.El aumento del consumo de cerveza es el resultado de grandes promociones.
a. el ascenso (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).
Promotion is a certainty, unless they lose all their remaining games.Tienen asegurado el ascenso, a no ser que pierdan todos los partidos que les quedan.
propaganda(
pra
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puh
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gahn
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duh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la propaganda (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).
Though it's disguised as an action movie, it's no more than a bunch of militaristic propaganda.Aunque venga disfrazada de película de acción, no es más que un montón de propaganda belicista.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de propaganda
The party was handing out propaganda brochures to promote their candidate.El partido repartía folletos de propaganda para promocionar a su candidato.
b. propagandístico
The results of the study were distorted by the government for propaganda purposes.Los resultados del estudio fueron tergiversados por el gobierno con fines propagandísticos.
