subsidiary

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. secundario
This psychologist claims that fathers usually play a subsidiary role in bringing up children.Este psicólogo afirma que habitualmente los padres desempeñan un papel secundario en la crianza de los hijos.
b. complementario
I still have to choose a subsidiary subject.Todavía tengo que elegir una asignatura complementaria.
a. filial
I think we need to find out more information about Vilenet and its subsidiary companies.Creo que hay que buscar mas información sobre Vilenet y sus empresas filiales.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la filial
(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).
(F)
Didn't you know that this company was a subsidiary of a German one?¿No sabías que esta empresa es filial de una alemana?
4. (education)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la asignatura complementaria
(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).
(F)
If you don't want to give up history, you could always take it as a subsidiary.Si no quieres dejar de estudiar historia, siempre puedes escogerla como asignatura complementaria.
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