downside

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el inconveniente
(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).
(M)
The only downside I can see to this plan is that we need to invest more money in the early stages.El único inconveniente que veo de este plan es que tenemos que invertir más dinero en la primera etapa.
b. la desventaja
(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).
(F)
I can see all the positives but there must be a downside somewhere.Veo todos los puntos positivos pero tiene que haber alguna desventaja en algún lado.
c. lo malo
The downside to getting these cheap tickets is that you have to sit in the middle seat.Lo malo de conseguir estos pasajes baratos es que te tienes que sentar en el asiento del medio.
d.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
On the downside, fuel consumption is much higher.Por el lado negativo, el consumo de combustible es mucho más elevado.
On the downside, you won't have so much free time to go out with your friends.Tiene el inconveniente de que no tendrás tanto tiempo libre para salir con tus amigos.
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