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human(
hyu
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mihn
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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
1. (Homo sapiens)
a. el ser humano
(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)
Scientists estimate that humans began to hunt nearly two million years ago.Los científicos calculan que los seres humanos comenzaron a cazar hace casi dos millones de años.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
2. (relating to Homo sapiens)
a. humano
Human nature drives us to try to understand the world.La naturaleza humana nos lleva a intentar entender el mundo.
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human
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (general)
a. el ser humano
(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)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
2. (general)
a. humano(a)
human beingser humano
human errorerror humano
human interestinterés humano
a human interest storyuna historia de interés humano
human naturela naturaleza humana
human resourcesrecursos humanos
human rightsderechos humanos
human shieldescudo humano
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human [ˈhjuːmən]
adjective
humano
the human voice la voz humana; human feet are made for weight bearing los pies del ser humano or del hombre están hechos para soportar peso; we bank managers are human too los directores de banco también somos humanos
I'm/he's {etc} only human todos somos humanos
noun
ser (m) humano
modifier
human being (n) ser (m) humano
This is a book on how to get on with your fellow human beings... He is a detestable human being.
human chain (n)
to form a human chain formar una cadena humana
human consumption (n)
to be fit for human consumption ser apto para el consumo humano
human error (n) error (m) humano
it was a case of human error fue un (caso de) error humano
human interest (n) interés (m) humano
you must put in more human interest and sex
human interest story (n) historia (f) de interés humano
the current vogue for human interest stories
human nature (n) naturaleza (f) humana
You can't change human nature.
it's human nature to do that hacer eso es humano
the human race (n) la raza humana; el género humano
The very future of the human race might now be at stake.
human resources (n) recursos (m) humanos
human resource manager (n) directoradirectora (m) (f) de recursos humanos;a directora
human rights (n) derechos (m) humanos
It would be a violation of human rights.
human rights organization (n) organización (f) de defensa de los derechos humanos; organización (f) pro derechos humanos
Human rights organisations documented more executions in the first quarter of 1990 than in the whole of 1989
human shield (n)
to use sb as a human shield usar a algn como escudo (humano)
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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