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"VA" is a form of "VA", an abbreviation which is often translated as "Virginia". "Vale" is a noun which is often translated as "el valle". Learn more about the difference between "VA" and "vale" below.
VA(
vi
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ey
)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
1. (Virginia)
a. Virginia
Tell the postman that this needs to arrive in Richmond, VA, before Saturday.Dile al cartero que esto tiene que llegar a Richmond, Virginia, antes del sábado.
a. VA
Our grandfather has received benefits from the VA ever since he got back from the war.Nuestro abuelo ha recibido beneficios del VA desde que regresó de la guerra.
vale(
veyl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (literary) (general)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. el valle (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).
Our village lies in a beautiful vale at the foot of the mountainNuestra aldea está situada en un hermoso valle al pie de la montaña.