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"Sueldo" is a form of "sueldo", a noun which is often translated as "salary". "Ascenso" is a noun which is often translated as "ascent". Learn more about the difference between "sueldo" and "ascenso" below.
el sueldo(
swehl
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doh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. salary
Javier está contento con el sueldo que gana en su trabajo actual.Javier is happy with the salary he makes at his current job.
b. wage
El aumento de sueldo de este año fue solamente dos por ciento.The wage increase this year was only two percent.
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el ascenso(
ah
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sehn
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soh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. ascent (to a mountain)
Uno de los alpinistas se lesionó durante el ascenso y no pudo llegar a la cima.One of the mountaineers got injured on the ascent and couldn't reach the peak.
b. rise (to power)
Su ascenso al poder se produjo en medio del descontento general.Her rise to power took place in the middle of general discontent.
a. promotion
Amenazó con renunciar si no le daban un ascenso y un aumento de sueldo.He threatened to resign if they didn't give him a promotion and a pay raise.
a. rise
El ascenso de la temperatura en las últimas décadas es alarmante.The rise in temperature over the past decades is alarming.
b. increase
Los salarios se redujeron y la pobreza va en ascenso.Salaries have decreased and poverty is on the increase.
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