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"Senado" is a form of "senado", a noun which is often translated as "senate". "Rechazar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to reject". Learn more about the difference between "senado" and "rechazar" below.
el senado(
seh
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nah
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doh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (politics)
a. senate
El poder legislativo comprende un senado y un congreso.The legislative branch comprises a senate and a congress.
2. (building)
a. senate
Los manifestantes y los activistas protestaron frente al senado.The protesters and activists rallied outside the senate.
b. senate building
El senado fue diseñado por un arquitecto francés.The senate building was designed by a French architect.
c. senate house (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
La ceremonia de nombramiento se realizó en el senado.The naming ceremony took place in the senate house.
rechazar(
rreh
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chah
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sahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to repel
Los soldados rechazaron la ofensiva del enemigo.The soldiers repelled the enemy offensive.
b. to drive back
Necesitamos tanques y helicópteros adicionales para rechazar a las fuerzas enemigas.We need additional tanks and helicopters to drive back the enemy forces.
a. to deny
La empresa ha rechazado las acusaciones de discriminación.The company has denied accusations of discrimination.
4. (medicine)
a. to reject
Desafortunadamente, el cuerpo del paciente rechazó el riñón que le donaron.Unfortunately, the patient's body rejected the donated kidney.
