An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 1. (small)
a. menor The rain was just a minor setback. La lluvia no fue más que un contratiempo menor.
b. leve (injury, illness) We were in an accident but we only got minor injuries. Tuvimos un accidente pero solo sufrimos heridas leves.
2. (music)
a. menor Can you teach me to play D minor on my guitar? ¿Me puedes enseñar a tocar re menor en la guitarra?
3. (sports)
a. menor My son plays in a baseball minor league. Mi hijo juega en una liga menor de béisbol.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun 4. (legal)
a. el menor
(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 menor
(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) If he's a minor, his parents need to sign the consent form. Si es un menor, sus padres tienen que firmar el consentimiento.
5. (education)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States) a. la asignatura secundaria
(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) I majored in linguistics. My minor was in translation. Me especialicé en lingüística y mi asignatura secundaria fue traducción.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 6. (to study)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States) minors
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun 7. (sports)
a. las ligas menores
(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) He plays in the minors for now. Juega en las ligas menores por ahora.
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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. (law)
a. el menor (de edad)
(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 menor (de edad)
(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)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 3. (unimportant; injury, illness)
5. (detail, repair)
a. pequeño(a) of minor importance de poca importancia
7. (sport)
a. minor league liga profesional estadounidense de béisomebodyol de menor importancia que la liga nacional
8. (fig)
a. a minor league company una empresa de segunda
9. (medicine)
a. minor operation operación sencilla
minor roads carreteras secundarias
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minor [ˈmaɪnəʳ]
adjective
1 (small, unimportant) [+problem] de poca importancia; [+adjustment, detail] menor; de poca importancia; [+change, damage, poet, work] menor; [+role] (in film, play) secundario; (in negotiations) de poca importancia; [+road] secundario he played a minor role in the film she played a minor role in the debate a minor [road]
of minor importance de poca importancia
2 (not serious) [+injury] leve; [+illness] poco grave; [+surgery, operation] de poca importancia 3 (Mús) [+chord] menor in F minor en fa menor; in a minor key en clave menor
4 (Britain) (Educ) Smith minor Smith el pequeño; Smith el menor
noun
1 (Jur) menor (m) (de edad) 2 (US) (Univ) asignatura (f) secundaria intransitive verb
(US) (Univ) to minor in sth estudiar algo como asignatura secundaria
modifier
minor league (n) (Baseball) liga (f) menor minor offence (Britain) minor offense (US) (n) delito (m) de menor cuantía
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