noción
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in sense 2).
el noción(
noh
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syohn
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (knowledge)
a. smattering (of languages)
Manuel tiene nociones básicas de portugués porque vivió en Lisboa un mes.Manuel has a smattering of Portuguese because he lived in Lisbon for a month.
b. basics
Me apunté a clase de piano porque solo tenía unas nociones pero quería ser profesional.I started attending piano lessons because I only had some basics but I wanted to become a professional.
c. rudiments
El profesor de tecnología enseñó las nociones básicas de mecánica.The technology professor taught the basic rudiments of mechanics.
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