structure [ˈstrʌktʃəʳ]
structure
structure(
struhk
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shuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (composition)
(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 structure of the mafia is similar to that of the feudal system.La estructura de la mafia es similar a la del sistema feudal.
2. (construction)
a. la construcción (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 total weight of the structure is 100,000 tons.La construcción pesa en total 100,000 toneladas.
b. la estructura (F) (literary)
(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).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g. sex, once upon a time).
The men in the village built a solid brick structure.Los hombres de la aldea construyeron una sólida estructura de ladrillo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (to establish structure of)
structureNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (in general)
a. la estructura(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).
2. (building, monument)
a. la construcción(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).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (general)
a. estructurar, articular
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