adult

el adulto

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adult(

duhlt

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (fully grown person)

a. el adulto

(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 adulta

(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)

The club is seeking to add more events for adults.El club quiere organizar más eventos para adultos.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

2. (fully grown)

a. adulto

A butterfly is the adult stage of a caterpillar.Una mariposa es la etapa adulta de una oruga.

3. (sexually explicit)

a. para adultos

I can't believe the city allowed the adult movie theater to be built next to the school.No puedo creer que la ciudad haya permitido la construcción del cine para adultos al lado de la escuela.

4. (mature)

a. maduro

Despite being ten years younger, she was much more adult than he was.A pesar de tener diez años menos, ella era mucho más madura que él.

b. adulto

Your reaction was not very adult for a person of your age.Tu reacción no fue muy adulta para una persona de tu edad.

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adult

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el adulto(a)

(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 adulto(a)

(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)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

2. (person, animal)

a. adulto(a)

3. (attitude)

a. adulto(a), maduro(a)

4. (film)

a. para adultos

adult educationeducación de or para adultos

adult [ˈædʌlt]

adjective

1 [+person] adulto; mayor; [+animal] adulto

2 (explicit) [+film, book] para adultos

...a shop selling adult videos

3 (mature) maduro; adulto

...dealing with emerging sexuality in an adult way

to be adult about sth comportarse como una persona adulta/como personas adultas con respecto a algo

We were very adult about it; we discussed it rationally over a drink

noun

adultoaadulta (m) (f);a adulta

adults only (Cine) autorizado para mayores de 18 años

modifier

adult education (n) educación (f) para adultos

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Examples

Phrases

young adult	el joven adulto
as an adult	de adulto
adult life	la adultez
I can't adult today	hoy no estoy para cosas de adulto
adult movie	la película para adultos
become an adult	hacerse adulto
when I am an adult	cuando sea grande