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"Sexual assault" is a noun which is often translated as "la agresión sexual", and "sexual harassment" is a noun which is often translated as "el acoso sexual". Learn more about the difference between "sexual assault" and "sexual harassment" below.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
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a. la agresión sexual (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).
He was found guilty of sexual assault, but the judge only sentenced him to probation.Fue declarado culpable de agresión sexual, pero el juez sólo lo condenó a libertad condicional.
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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. (general)
a. el acoso sexual (M)
(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).
Patricia filed for sexual harassment at work.Patricia presentó una denuncia por acoso sexual en el trabajo.
b. el hostigamiento sexual (M) (Central America) (Puerto Rico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
There's simply no excuse for any kind of sexual harassment.Sencillamente no hay excusa para cualquier clase de hostigamiento sexual.
