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"Recommendation" is a noun which is often translated as "la recomendación", and "suggestion" is a noun which is often translated as "la sugerencia". Learn more about the difference between "recommendation" and "suggestion" below.
recommendation(
reh
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kuh
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mehn
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dey
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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. (advice)
a. la recomendación (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).
She stopped eating gluten at the recommendation of her doctor.Dejó de comer gluten por recomendación de su doctor.
b. la sugerencia (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).
We're going to New York on vacation next week. Do you have any recommendations?Vamos de vacaciones a Nueva York la semana próxima. ¿Tienes alguna sugerencia?
2. (references)
a. la recomendación (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).
Out of all of the applicants, you had the best recommendations from former employers.De todos los candidatos, tú tenías las mejores recomendaciones de antiguos empleadores.
suggestion(
suhg
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jehs
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chihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (proposal)
a. la sugerencia (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).
Silvia had a suggestion for how we might finish the project faster.Silvia tenía una sugerencia de cómo podríamos acabar el proyecto más rápido.
a. la insinuación (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 suggestion that we committed fraud is unacceptable.La insinuación de que hayamos cometido un fraude es inaceptable.
3. (indication)
a. el indicio (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 cash found hidden in the walls is a strong suggestion of wrongdoing.El efectivo que se encontró escondido en las paredes es un fuerte indicio de mala conducta.
4. (trace)
5. (psychology)
a. la sugestión (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).
At age seven, the boy was very susceptible to suggestion.A los siete años, el niño era muy susceptible a la sugestión.
