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"Scientific" is an adjective which is often translated as "científico", and "scientist" is a noun which is often translated as "el científico". Learn more about the difference between "scientific" and "scientist" below.
scientific(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. científico
Francis Bacon was an important figure in the development of the scientific method.Francis Bacon fue una figura importante en relación con el desarrollo del método científico.
scientist(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (profession)
a. el científico (M), la científica (F)
(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).
(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).
NASA scientists have recently discovered the existence of water on Mars.Los científicos de la NASA acaban de descubrir la existencia de agua en Marte.
