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"Razón" is a noun which is often translated as "reason", and "plátano" is a noun which is often translated as "banana". Learn more about the difference between "razón" and "plátano" below.
la razón(
rrah
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sohn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (sanity)
a. reason
¡Traté de convencerlo pero no quiere entrar en razón!I tried to convince him but he doesn't want to listen to reason.
2. (cause)
3. (truth)
a. right
Te doy la razón. Debíamos de haber comprado los boletos más temprano.You were right. We should have bought the tickets earlier.
a. ratio
Hay más mujeres en esta ciudad que hombres, a razón de diez por cada uno.There are more women in this city than men, at a ratio of ten to every one.
5. (colloquial) (note)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
el plátano(
plah
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tah
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noh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (fruit)
a. banana
Me encanta comer el plátano con crema de avellana.I love eating bananas with hazelnut cream.
b. plantain (for cooking)
Voy a almorzar plátano con arroz y frijoles.I'm going to have plantains with rice and beans for lunch.
2. (botany)
a. banana tree (with fruit)
Los plátanos crecen en zonas costeras tropicales.Banana trees grow in tropical coastal areas.
b. plane tree (Platanus)
El plátano londinense se parece a un sicomoro americano.The London plane tree looks like an American sycamore.
