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"Doctors" is a form of "doctor", a noun which is often translated as "el médico". "The doctors" is a phrase which is often translated as "los médicos". Learn more about the difference between "the doctors" and "doctors" below.
the doctors(
thuh
dak
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tuhrz
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (medicine)
a. los médicos
What do the doctors say? - They say Sheila will recover.¿Qué dicen los médicos? - Dicen que Sheila se recuperará.
b. los doctores
The doctors from the intensive care unit are on strike.Los doctores de la unidad de cuidados intensivos están en huelga.
doctor(
dak
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (medicine)
a. el médico (M), la médica (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).
The doctor referred me for a blood test.El médico me mandó a hacer un análisis de sangre.
b. el doctor (M), la doctora (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).
I have an appointment with the doctor next week.Tengo cita con el doctor la semana que viene.
2. (university)
a. el doctor (M), la doctora (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).
After three years working on her thesis, she finally became a doctor.Tras tres años trabajando en su tesis, finalmente se convirtió en doctora.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (colloquial) (to treat with)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
4. (to tamper)
a. adulterar (food, drink)
He started to feel dazzled and realized that someone doctored his drink.Empezó a marearse y se dio cuenta de que alguien adulteró su bebida.
b. manipular (document)
That's not his signature. Someone doctored these documents.Esa no es su firma. Alguien manipuló estos documentos.
c. amañar (results, evidence)
The team was penalized with a $10,000 fine for doctoring the results of the match.El equipo fue sancionado con una multa de $10,000 por amañar los resultados del partido.
a. castrar
The veterinarian told us that doctoring the cat was the best thing for him.El veterinario nos dijo que castrar al gato era lo mejor para él.
