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"Seminarios" is a form of "seminario", a noun which is often translated as "seminar". "Cursos" is a form of "curso", a noun which is often translated as "year". Learn more about the difference between "seminarios" and "cursos" below.
el seminario(
seh
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mee
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nah
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ryoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (education)
a. seminar
El profesor Murias dio un seminario sobre psicolingüística.Professor Murias conducted a seminar on psycholinguistics.
2. (religious)
a. seminary
Marcos entró en el seminario en Luján para convertirse en sacerdote.Marcos entered the seminary at Lujan to become a priest.
a. seminar
El festival de cine organiza un seminario sobre cine negro al que acudirán expertos de varios países.The cinema festival is organizing a seminar on film noir with experts from several countries.
4. (technical) (agriculture)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. seedbed
El ingeniero agrónomo dividió el seminario en 20 lotes.The agricultural engineer divided the seedbed into 20 plots.
el curso(
koor
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soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. year
Estoy en mi cuarto curso en la facultad de medicina.I'm in my fourth year of medical school.
c. academic year
El nuevo horario de clases entrará en vigor este curso.The new class schedule will take effect this academic year.
2. (class)
a. course
Este trimestre estoy tomando un curso de inglés y uno de francés.This semester I'm taking an English course and a French course.
3. (direction)
a. course
Las pruebas cambiaron el curso de la investigación.The new evidence changed the course of the investigation.
a. course
El curso del río desaparece bajo la montaña.The course of the river disappears under the mountain.
