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"Reviewer" is a noun which is often translated as "el crítico", and "critic" is a noun which is also often translated as "el crítico". Learn more about the difference between "reviewer" and "critic" below.
reviewer(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el crítico
(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).
(M)
, la crítica
(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).
(F)
She has a job as a book reviewer for the "New York Times."Trabaja como crítica literaria para el "New York Times".
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critic(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el crítico
(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).
(M)
, la crítica
(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).
(F)
The play's director was furious when he read the terrible review the critic wrote.El director de la obra se puso furioso cuando leyó la terrible reseña que escribió el crítico.
a. el detractor
(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).
(M)
, la detractora
(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).
(F)
Until now, the mayor was the biggest critic of socialized medicine.Hasta ahora, el alcalde era el mayor detractor de la medicina nacionalizada.
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