department store
department store(
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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. (general)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Macy's, the New York department store, was discounting them by 50% in the New Year sale.Macy's, la tienda por departamentos neoyorquina, los tiene con un descuento del 50 % en las liquidaciones de Año Nuevo.
b. la tienda de departamentos (F) (Dominican Republic) (Venezuela)
(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).
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Venezuela
It costs $35 and is available from leading department stores.Cuesta 35 $ y está en venta en las principales tiendas de departamentos.
c. la tienda departamental (F) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
She works on the beauty counter at a department store.Trabaja en el mostrador de productos de belleza en una tienda departamental.
d. los grandes almacenes (M) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
He owns a national chain of department stores.Es propietario de una cadena nacional de grandes almacenes.
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