prompting
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prompting(
pramp
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tihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la instigación (F)
(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).
At the citizens' prompting, the governor lowered state taxes.A instigación de los ciudadanos, el gobernador redujo los impuestos estatales.
b. la insistencia (F)
(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).
The hostile witness answered the lawyer's questions after some prompting.El testigo hostil contestó las preguntas del abogado después de cierta insistencia.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Having received the letter from his fiancee, Rico needed no more prompting to return home.Tras haber recibido la carta de su novia, Rico no necesitó que ella insistiera más y volvió a casa.
Our professor was glad that we joined the discussion without prompting.A nuestra profesora le alegró que nos uniéramos al debate de propia iniciativa.
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