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"Senior high school" is a noun which is often translated as "la escuela secundaria superior", and "junior" is an adjective which is often translated as "más joven". Learn more about the difference between "senior high school" and "junior" below.
senior high school(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la escuela secundaria superior (F)
(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).
My daily homework load increased when I entered senior high school.Mi carga diaria de tarea aumentó cuando entré en la escuela secundaria superior.
b. la secundaria (F)
(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).
I haven't done so much math since senior high school.No he hecho tanta matemática desde la secundaria.
c. la bachillerato (F)
(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).
Javier is in his second year of senior high school.Javier está en el segundo año del bachillerato.
d. la preparatoria (F) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
After senior high school, I'm going to college in the capital.Después de la preparatoria, voy a una universidad en la capital.
junior(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. subalterno
He was named to a junior post in the energy department.Lo nombraron en un puesto subalterno en el departamento de energía.
a. juvenil
The junior fashions this year are very colorful.La moda juvenil este año es muy colorida.
b. para jóvenes
Do you have this dress in a junior size?¿Tienes este vestido en una talla para jóvenes?
a. hijo
Michael, Junior takes after his father, Michael, Senior, in his knowledge of design.Michael, hijo, se parece a su papá, Michael, padre, en su conocimiento del diseño.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (colloquial) (son) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
His wife is ten years his junior.Le lleva diez años a su esposa.
Paloma is two years Cynthia's junior.Paloma es dos años menor que Cynthia.
a. el estudiante de penúltimo año (M), la estudiante de penúltimo año (F) (high school or college)
(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).
Monica is a junior at UCLA.Mónica es una estudiante de penúltimo año en la UCLA.
b. el estudiante de tercer año (M), la estudiante de tercer año (F) (high school or college)
(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).
My daughter is a junior and my son is a senior in high school.Mi hija es estudiante de tercer año y mi hijo es estudiante de cuarto año en la escuela secundaria.
a. el estudiante de primaria (M), la estudiante de primaria (F) (primary school)
(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).
Benjy is a junior at the Abbey Hey Primary Academy.Benjy es un estudiante de primaria en la academia primaria Abbey Hey.
a. el subalterno (M), la subalterna (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).
Minerva is Susana's junior.Minerva es la subalterna de Susana.
10. (sports)
a. el juvenil (M), la juvenil (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).
This is his last year as a junior. Next year he'll be 20.Este es su último año como juvenil. El año que viene cumplirá 20.
