equation

USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 4).
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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. la ecuación
(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)
How many different ways do we know to solve a binomial equation?¿Cuántas maneras diferentes de solucionar una ecuación binomial conocemos?
a. la ecuación
(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 blackboards in our chemistry classroom are always covered in equations.Los pizarrones en la sala donde tenemos la clase de química siempre están cubiertas de equaciones.
a. la identificación
(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 critics' equation of the painter's work to pure cubism is an oversimplification.La identificación de los críticos de la obra del pintor con el cubismo puro es una simplificación excesiva.
b. la equiparación
(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 author rejected the equation of his work with that of previous novelists.El autor rechazó la equiparación de su trabajo con la de novelistas anteriores.
4.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(situation)
a. la ecuación
(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)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
If you add the lack of government support to the equation, you'll understand why the organization has to be dissolved.Si le sumas a la ecuación el hecho de que no hay apoyo del gobierno, entenderás porque la organización se tiene que disolver.
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