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"El nutricionista" is a form of "nutricionista", a noun which is often translated as "nutritionist". "Recomendar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to recommend". Learn more about the difference between "recomendar" and "el nutricionista" below.
recomendar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to suggest)
a. to recommend
No te recomiendo salir con tu jefe.I would not recommend that you go out with your boss.
b. to advise
El médico me ha recomendado no comer tanto azúcar.The doctor has advised me not eat so much sugar.
el nutricionista, la nutricionista(
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (profession)
a. nutritionist
La nutricionista me dijo que tengo que comer más frutas y verduras.My nutritionist told me I should eat more fruits and vegetables.