lateness
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lateness(
leyt
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nihs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el retraso (M)
(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).
One minute's lateness would earn you a reprimand from the boss.Por un retraso un solo minuto te ganabas una reprimenda del jefe.
(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).
His mounting debts led to lateness in paying his bills.Sus deudas, que eran cada vez mayores, provocaron su tardanza en el pago de las facturas.
c. el atraso (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We apologize for the lateness of the arrival of this train.Por favor, disculpen el atraso en la llegada del tren.
d. la falta de puntualidad (F) (at work or school)
(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).
It was his constant lateness that led the teacher to fail him.Fue su falta de puntualidad, un día tras otro, lo que llevó al profesor a suspenderlo.
e. las llegadas tarde (F) (at work or school)
(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).
Lateness and absenteeism cause the loss of thousands of working days a year.Las llegadas tarde y el ausentismo ocasionan la pérdida de miles de días de trabajo al año.
a. lo avanzado
Forgive the lateness of the hour, but this is an emergency.Disculpa lo avanzado de la hora, pero se trata de una emergencia.
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