elimination

la eliminación

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elimination(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (eradication)

a. la eliminación

(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)

The vaccine we developed led to the elimination of the disease in question.La vacuna que desarrollamos dio paso a la eliminación de la enfermedad en cuestión.

b. la supresión

(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)

The elimination of jobs during the recession made life even more difficult.La supresión de puestos durante la recesión hizo que la vida fuera aun más difícil.

2. (exclusion)

a. la eliminación

(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)

Make an educated guess using the process of elimination.Haz una predicción fundamentada aplicando el proceso de eliminación.

3. (sports)

a. la eliminación

(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)

Our team's loss led to our elimination from the tournament.La pérdida de nuestro equipo llevó a nuestra eliminación del torneo.

elimination

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la eliminación

(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)

by a process of eliminationpor (un proceso de) eliminación

elimination [ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən]

noun

(suppression) supresión (f); eliminación (f); (being eliminated) eliminación (f)

by process of elimination por eliminación

modifier

elimination round (n) eliminatoria (f)

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