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"Theme" is a noun which is often translated as "el tema", and "plot" is a noun which is often translated as "el argumento". Learn more about the difference between "theme" and "plot" 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).
a. el argumento (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).
The plot lacks credibility.Al argumento le falta credibilidad.
2. (conspiracy)
a. el complot (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).
She was accused of being behind a plot to destroy him.Se le acusó de estar detrás de un complot para destruirlo.
b. la conspiración (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).
All those who took part in the plot were executed.Todos los que tomaron parte en la conspiración fueron ejecutados.
3. (land)
a. el terreno (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).
He built his house on a plot he inherited from his father.Construyó la casa en un terreno que heredó de su padre.
b. la parcela (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).
Farmers often work several different plots.Los agricultores a menudo cultivan varias parcelas.
c. el solar (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).
The plot across the road has been sold and they're going to build a supermarket on it.Se ha vendido el solar al otro lado de la carretera y van a construir un supermercado allí.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to plan)
a. trazar (a course)
They learn to plot a course between a series of points.Aprenden a trazar la derrota entre una serie de puntos.
b. determinar (a position)
They had no means of plotting their position.No había ninguna manera de determinar su posición.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
