landowner

el/la terrateniente

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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. (general)

a. el terrateniente

(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)

, la terrateniente

(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).

(F)

There are large swathes of the countryside that are stll owned by a very small number of landowners.Hay extensas áreas de campo que todavía están en manos de unos pocos terratenientes.

b. el hacendado

(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)

, la hacendada

(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).

(F)

These landowners realized that it was more profitable to keep livestock than to have tenant farmers.Estos hacendados se dieron cuenta de que salía más rentable tener ganado que tener agricultores arrendatarios.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

If you're a landowner, you may want to consider installing wind turbines on your property.Si tienes tierras, quizá quieras plantearte la instalación de aerogeneradores en tu finca.

Someone has fly-tipped sofas and mattresses in a field next to my house, but I don't know who the landowner is.Alguien botó sofás y colchones viejos en un campo que hay junto a mi casa, pero no sé quién es el propietario del terreno.

landowner

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 terrateniente

(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)

la terrateniente

(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).

(F)

landowner [ˈlændˌəʊnəʳ]

noun

terrateniente (m); hacendadoahacendada (m) (f);a hacendada

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