terminal

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. terminal
The doctors diagnosed him with terminal cancer.Los médicos lo diagnosticaron con un cáncer terminal.
b. en fase terminal
Now that it's clear that she's terminal, she has requested her lawyer revise her will.Ya que es evidente que está en fase terminal, ha solicitado que su abogado cambie su testamento.
2.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(extreme)
a. mortal (figurative)
Jim thought he was going to die of terminal boredom at the meeting.Jim pensó que se iba a morir de aburrimiento mortal en la junta.
b. irreversible
Josue seemed to be in a state of terminal decline, but he has made a recovery.Josué parecía estar en un estado de declive irreversible, pero se ha recuperado.
a. terminal
Most of the terminal buds of the rose bushes were killed off by frost.Las heladas mataran la mayoría de los brotes terminales de las rosales.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la terminal
(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)
I'll be arriving at the north terminal at 5:30 pm.Llegaré a la terminal del norte a las 5:30 pm.
a. el polo
(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).
(M)
Be sure to insert the battery with the terminals in the right place.Asegúrate de meter la pila con los polos en el lugar adecuado.
b. el terminal
(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).
(M)
Connect the cables to the positive terminals, then the negative terminals.Conecta los cables a los terminales positivos, luego a los terminales negativos.
a. el terminal
(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).
(M)
Please use one of the terminals in the lobby to place your order.Favor de usar uno de los terminales en el vestíbulo para hacer el pedido.
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