née
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In English-speaking countries, it is common for a woman to change her last name to her husband's last name when she marries. The word "née" is used to indicate what such a woman's last name was before marriage. There is also a masculine form of this word (né), but it is rarely used.
née(
ney
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Mrs. Alice Wilkes, née Smith, will be organizing the meeting.La señora Alice Smith de Wilkes será la coordinadora de la reunión.
The original owner of the house was Mrs. Corina Smith, née Washington.La propietaria original de la casa fue la señora Corina Smith, Washington de soltera.
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