prosa
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la prosa(
proh
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sah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (not verse)
El libro está escrito en prosa, pero incluye fragmentos en verso.The book is written in prose, but it includes fragments in verse.
3. (works)
a. prose
El volumen reúne la prosa que escribió entre los años 1945 y 1957.The volume brings together the prose she wrote between 1945 and 1957.
4. (colloquial) (wordiness)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. verbiage
Con esa prosa que él tiene, o te convence, o te confunde.With his verbiage, he will either convince you, or confuse you.
5. (colloquial) (ostentation) (Andes) (Central America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. pomposity
Anda echando prosa y dándose ínfulas de ser un gran conocedor de vinos.He's full of pomposity and fancies himself a great wine connoisseur.
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