noviciado
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el noviciado
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (religious)
a. novitiate
Sor María ingresó en el noviciado cuando tenía solo 15 años y con 17 años era ya una monja de clausura.Sister Maria entered the novitiate when she was only 15 years old and at 17 she was already a cloistered nun.
2. (figurative) (formal) (traineeship)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. apprenticeship
En aquella época, convertirse en retratista requería un noviciado prolongado e intenso.Back then, becoming a portrait artist required a long and intense apprenticeship.
b. training
El noviciado te permite darte cuenta de si el oficio en cuestión es algo que te gustaría hacer de por vida.The training allows you to realize whether the trade in question is something you'd like to do for life.
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