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"Solicita" is a form of "solicitar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to request". "Busca" is a form of "busca", a noun which is often translated as "search". Learn more about the difference between "solicita" and "busca" below.
solicitar(
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see
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to request
La policía solicitó al testigo que identificara al sospechoso.The police requested that the witness identify the suspect.
b. to ask for
Voy a solicitar que mi empresa me traslade a una oficina en otra ciudad.I'm going to ask for my company to transfer me to an office in another city.
c. to seek
El DG de la pequeña empresa está solicitando $40,000 de inversionistas.The CEO of the small business is seeking $40,000 from investors.
d. to apply for
Voy a solicitar una beca para estudiar en los Estados Unidos.I'm going to apply for a grant to study in the United States.
la busca, el busca(
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. search
Los niños fueron en busca del perro que salió de su corral.The children went in search of the dog that got out of his pen.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (colloquial) (electronics) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
b. beeper
¡Oye, tío! Te llaman los 90 y quieren que les devuelvas el busca.Hey, dude! The 90s are calling and they want their beeper back.
c. bleeper (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Le acabo de preguntar a un niño diabético si su bomba de insulina era un busca.I just asked a diabetic lad if his insulin pump was a bleeper.
