academic

academic(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. académico
Ed won a scholarship for outstanding academic achievement.Ed ganó una beca por su destacado rendimiento académico.
b. escolar
Oscar just bought his books for the new academic year.Oscar acaba de comprar sus libros para el nuevo año escolar.
c. de cátedra
He wants to end academic freedom in the name of stopping "extremism."Quiere acabar con la libertad de cátedra en nombre de limitar el "extremismo".
a. intelectual
Professor Thompson's detached academic approach to the topic bothered me.El enfoque distante e intelectual que adoptó el profesor Thompson para tratar el tema me molestó.
b. intelectualmente capaz
Katie's children are quite academic and not interested in sport.Los hijos de Katie son bastante capaces intelectualmente y no se interesan por los deportes.
c. académico
Dr. Vargas published her dissertation in a leading international academic publication.La Dra. Vargas publicó su tesis doctoral en una destacada publicación académica.
a. teórico
Your discussion about what the president should do is academic, because he isn't going to listen to you.Su discusión sobre lo que debería hacer el presidente es teórica, porque no lo va a escuchar.
b. puramente teórico
The exam consists of a practical portion with observations and an academic portion.El examen consta de una parte práctica con observaciones y una parte puramente teórica.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el académico
(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).
(M)
, la académica
(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).
(F)
Dr. Martin is an academic in sociology at Auckland University.El Dr. Martin es un académico en sociología en la Universidad de Auckland.
b. el profesor de universidad
(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).
(M)
, la profesora de universidad
(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).
(F)
Dr. Watts is investigating housing in Chile with a team of academics from across the country.La Dra. Watts está investigando la vivienda en Chile con un equipo de profesores de universidad de todo el país.
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