italics
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USAGE NOTE
This word must begin with a capital letter in the sense shown in 2).
italics(
ay
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tah
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lihks
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (printing)
a. la cursiva (F)
(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).
The portion of the dialogue written in italics is intended to be stressed.La parte del diálogo que está escrita en cursiva debe ser acentuada.
b. la bastardilla (F)
(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).
The word is in italics because it's a loan word from German.La palabra está en bastardilla porque es un germanismo.
c. la letra bastardilla (F)
(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).
The name of the publication should be written in italics.El nombre de la publicación debe escribirse en letra bastardilla.
italic
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (printing)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (printing)
a. la letra bastardilla (F)
(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).
Each chapter begins with a large italic.Cada capítulo comienza con una letra bastardilla grande.
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