persecución
persecución
persecución(
pehr
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seh
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koo
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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).
1. (action of pursuing)
a. pursuit
En las noticias mostraron un video de la persecución del vehículo sospechoso por la policía.The news showed a video of the police persecution of a suspicious vehicle.
2. (on account of race, politics, or religion)
a. persecution
La persecución y discriminación de minorías religiosas ha aumentado en la región durante el último siglo.The persecution and discrimination of religious minorities has increased in the region during the last century.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Muchos militantes anónimos de izquierda sufrieron persecuciones y el exilio.Many anonymous members of the left were persecuted and exiled.
El pueblo gitano fue objeto de persecución durante el período previo a la Segunda Guerra Mundial.The gypsy population was persecuted during the period prior to the Second World War.
persecuciónNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (seguimiento)
a. pursuit
2. (acoso)
a. persecution
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