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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (legal)
a. el asilo (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).
The refugees were finally able to escape the war when they were granted asylum in Germany.Los refugiados por fin pudieron escapar de la guerra cuando fueron otorgados asilo en Alemania.
2. (old-fashioned) (mental hospital)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. el manicomio (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).
The scientist was carried off to the asylum for his controversial theories.El científico fue llevado al manicomio por sus teorías polémicas.
b. el psiquiátrico (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).
The poor woman was forced to live in an asylum for five years.La pobre mujer fue obligada a vivir en un psiquiátrico durante cinco años.
a. el asilo (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).
This community organization formed to provide asylum for abused women.Esta organización comunitaria se formó para proveer asilo a mujeres maltratadas.
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