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This word must begin with a capital letter in the sense shown in 2.
crusade(
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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. (campaign)
a. la cruzada (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).
The new president started a crusade against corruption in government.El nuevo presidente emprendió una cruzada contra la corrupción en el Gobierno.
b. la campaña (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).
She was famous for her crusade against pornography and sex on television.Fue famosa por su campaña contra la pornografía y el sexo en la televisión.
2. (history)
a. la cruzada (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).
Richard the Lionheart led the third Crusade in 1190.Ricardo Corazón de León estuvo al frente de la tercera cruzada en 1190.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. emprender una cruzada
19th-century social reformers crusaded for improvements in working conditions.Los reformadores sociales del siglo XIX emprendieron una cruzada para mejorar las condiciones laborales.
b. hacer campaña
He spent his life crusading against nuclear power.Dedicó su vida a hacer campaña contra la energía nuclear.
c. hacer una campaña
The organization is crusading for the liberation of political prisoners.La organización está haciendo una campaña a favor de la liberación de los presos políticos.
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