adversity

adversity(
ahd
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vuhr
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sih
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di
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la adversidad
(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)
Bruce has come to feel gratitude for the adversity of his youth, because it pushed him to strive for more.Bruce ha llegado a sentir gratitud por la adversidad de su juventud, ya que lo empujó a luchar en busca de más.
b. la desgracia
(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)
Jessica said that suffering through adversity made her victory all the sweeter.Jessica dijo que sufrir por desgracia hizo aun más dulce la victoria.
c. el infortunio
(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)
Knowing that he had overcome adversity in the past gave him the confidence to succeed.El saber que había superado el infortunio en el pasado le dio confianza para alcanzar el éxito.
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