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"Reunión" is a noun which is often translated as "meeting", and "junta" is a noun which is also often translated as "meeting". Learn more about the difference between "reunión" and "junta" below.
la reunión(
rreyoo
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nyohn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (assembly)
a. meeting
El comité organizador tendrá una reunión el miércoles a las 8 pm.The organizing committee will have a meeting on Wednesday at 8 pm.
b. gathering
Vamos a hacer una reunión en mi casa este domingo para toda la familia.We are going to have a gathering at my house this Sunday for the whole family.
la junta(
hoon
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (discussion)
a. meeting
Esta tarde haremos una junta para discutir el problema.We'll hold a meeting this evening to discuss the problem.
a. board
Todos los miembros de la junta estuvieron presentes en la reunión.All of the members of the board attended the meeting.
b. committee
La junta está compuesta por un representante de cada departamento.The committee is composed of one representative from each department.
c. council
La junta de la ciudad se reunirá esta noche para discutir las nuevas leyes.The city council will meet this evening to discuss the new laws.
4. (military)
a. junta
Fue miembro de la junta militar que estuvo en el poder entre 1976 y 1980.He was a member of the military junta that was in power between 1976 and 1980.
5. (colloquial) (friendship) (South America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A Pepe le prohibieron las juntas con sus vecinos buscapleitos.Pepe was forbidden to hang out with his troublemaking neighbors.
Rosi está preocupada porque cree que su hijo anda con malas juntas.Rosi is worried because she thinks her son hangs around with bad company.
