stronghold
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stronghold(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (military)
a. la fortaleza (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 a result of the siege, they were forced to surrender their stronghold together with all its supplies.Al ser sitiados, se vieron obligados a entregar la fortaleza junto con todos sus pertrechos.
There's enough food and water inside the stronghold for the troops to hold on until the end of the winter.Hay suficiente agua y comida dentro de la fortaleza para que las tropas aguanten hasta el final del invierno.
b. la plaza fuerte (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 castle was originally built as a stronghold against the English.El castillo fue construido originalmente como plaza fuerte contra los ingleses.
2. (figurative) (center)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el bastión (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Support for the party has fallen away alarmingly, even in its traditional strongholds.El apoyo al partido decayó de forma alarmante, incluso en sus bastiones tradicionales.
b. el baluarte (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Monasteries became a stronghold of knowledge and culture.Los monasterios se convirtieron en baluartes del saber y la cultura.
c. el reducto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The town has long been a stronghold of the Sicilian Mafia.Hace tiempo que este pueblo es un reducto de la mafia siciliana.
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