agravante
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USAGE NOTE
This word may be treated as a feminine or masculine noun without its meaning changing.
agravante(
ah
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grah
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bahn
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teh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. aggravating
La pobreza es un factor agravante para muchos problemas de salud.Poverty is an aggravating factor in many health problems.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. additional problem
Mi vida ya era complicada pero ahora tiene el agravante de que mi madre esté en silla de ruedas.My life was already complicated but now there's the additional problem that my mother is in a wheelchair.
3. (legal)
a. aggravating circumstance
La agravante hizo que dos años de cárcel se convirtieran en tres.This aggravating circumstance meant that a two-year jail sentence turned into a three-year one.
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