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"Proofread" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "corregir las pruebas de", and "proofreader" is a noun which is often translated as "el corrector de pruebas". Learn more about the difference between "proofread" and "proofreader" below.
proofread(
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rid
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to edit)
a. corregir las pruebas de
It wouldn't make much sense for the author herself to proofread the book.No tendría mucho sentido que la autora misma corrigiera las pruebas del libro.
b. corregir
I asked two different people to proofread my thesis.Le pedí a dos personas distintas que me corrigieran la tesis.
proofreader(
pruf
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ri
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der
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (profession)
a. el corrector de pruebas (M), la correctora de pruebas (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).
I work as a proofreader and editor at a publishing house.Trabajo como corrector de pruebas y editor en una editorial.
