externoa externa
adjective
[+influencia] outside; external; [+superficie] outer; [+pared] external "medicamento de uso externo" "medicine for external use only"
(alumno) day pupil
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (related to the outside)
a. external
El país ha mejorado su capacidad de pago de la deuda externa.The country has improved its capacity to repay its external debt.
2. (coming from outside)
3. (outermost)
4. (not interior)
a. outward
No te dejes engañar por su belleza externa. Es una persona horrible.Don't let her outward beauty fool you. She's a horrible person.
5. (education)
a. day
Solo un 13% de los alumnos del internado son alumnos externos.Only a 13% of the students in the boarding school are day pupils.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
6. (education)
a. day pupil
La escuela dispone de un autobús para que los externos puedan regresar a sus casas.The school provides a bus for the day pupils to get home.
externo
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (de fuera)
a. external
2. (parte, capa)
a. outer
3. (influencia)
a. outside
4. (signo, aspecto)
a. outward
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