self-sufficiency [ˌselfsəˈfɪʃənsɪ]
self-sufficiency
self-sufficiency(
sehlf
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suh
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fih
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shihn
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si
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (economics)
a. la autosuficiencia (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 state wants to increase its self-sufficiency by taxing imported products.El estado quiere aumentar su autosuficiencia por tasar productos importados.
b. la autarquía (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 country lost some of its self-sufficiency when it opened its market internationally.El país perdió algo de su autarquía al abrir el mercado internacionalmente.
2. (competence)
a. la independencia (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).
As much as class material, we want the students to learn self-sufficiency.Tanto como la materia de las clases, queremos que los estudiantes aprendan independencia.
self-sufficiency
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