la deserción
deserción
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la deserción(
deh
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sehr
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syohn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. desertion (from the army)
El comandante estaba preocupado por el alto porcentaje de deserción que había en las filas.The commander was worried about the increasing percentage of desertion in the ranks.
b. defection (from a political party)
"¡No toleraremos deserción ni traición!", gritó el líder de los socialistas."We will tolerate neither defection nor treason!," shouted the leader of the socialists.
2. (of school) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. dropout
La deserción escolar aumentó en un 14% en la última década.School dropout increased by 14% in the past decade.
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