confinement
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confinement(
kuhn
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fayn
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mihnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la reclusión (F)
(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).
Only through sustained confinement can she make any progress on her novel.Solo sometiéndose a una reclusión prolongada, puede progresar en su novela.
b. el encierro (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 stowaways began to grow antsy after a week of confinement.Los polizones empezaron a estar crispados después de una semana de encierro.
c. el confinamiento (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 years of confinement in the prison were making Rafael lose his mind.Los años de confinamiento en prisión le hacían perder la cabeza a Rafael.
2. (old-fashioned) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
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