iniciativa

initiative

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iniciativa(

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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

feminine noun

1. (drive)

a. initiative

Mi hija tiene mucha iniciativa; se inscribió ella sola en el concurso de poesía.My daughter has a lot of initiative; she entered herself in the poetry contest.

2. (proposal)

a. initiative

A la profesora le gustó la iniciativa de los alumnos de plantar un árbol al mes.The teacher loved the students' initiative to plant a tree every month.

3. (opportunity)

a. initiative

Debemos tomar la iniciativa y decidir nuestro futuro.We must take the initiative and decide our future.

iniciativa

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (propuesta)

a. proposal, initiative

2. (cualidad, capacidad)

a. initiative

tener iniciativato have initiative

tomar la iniciativato take the initiative

iniciativa privadaprivate enterprise

iniciativa

1 (capacidad emprendedora) initiative

iniciativa de paz peace initiative; bajo su iniciativa on his initiative; por iniciativa propia on one's own initiative; carecer de iniciativa to lack initiative; tomar la iniciativa to take the initiative

iniciativa privada private enterprise

2 (liderazgo) leadership

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