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"Sightings" is a form of "sighting", a noun which is often translated as "el avistamiento". "Visions" is a form of "vision", a noun which is often translated as "la visión". Learn more about the difference between "sightings" and "visions" below.
sighting(
say
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dihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el avistamiento (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).
Despite many reported sightings of Bigfoot in these woods, no one has ever been able to take a picture of him.A pesar de haber muchos reportes de avistamientos de Pie Grande en este bosque, nunca nadie ha podido tomarle una foto.
There have been several sightings of the creature over the last few years.Ha habido varios avistamientos de la criatura en los últimos años.
b. el avistaje (M) (River Plate)
(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).
Last night there were six sightings of UFOs in the area.Anoche hubo seis avistajes de OVNIs en la zona.
vision(
vih
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zhihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sight)
2. (concept)
b. la imagen (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).
Beth had a clear vision of how she thought the organization should be restructured.Beth tenía una imagen clara de cómo pensaba que la organización debería reestructurarse.
5. (apparition)
b. la visión de futuro (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 had a vision of how to finish the project.Tuve una visión de futuro de cómo terminar el proyecto.
