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contrition
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el arrepentimiento (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).
We interpreted the gesture as a sign of contrition.Interpretarmos el gesto como una muestra de arrepentimiento.
b. la contrición (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).
Everyone knew that what Diego said was out of obligation, and not a true act of contrition.Todo sabíamos que lo que dijo Diego fue por obligación, y no un verdadero acto de contrición.
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