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scheme(
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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. (initiative)
a. el plan (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 city government developed a scheme to revitalize its downtown area.El gobierno municipal ideó un plan para revitalizar el centro de la ciudad.
b. el proyecto (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 creation of the park was a scheme to attract new residents to the area.La creación del parque fue un proyecto destinado a atraer nuevos residentes a la zona.
2. (system)
a. la combinación (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).
I really like the design, but then I dislike the color scheme.Me gusta mucho el diseño, sin embargo, no me gusta la combinación de colores.
3. (trick)
a. la estratagema (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).
He devised a scheme to get around the law.Ideó una estratagema para burlar la ley.
4. (plot)
a. la intriga (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 book sheds new light on the schemes of the Borgias.El libro arroja nueva luz sobre las intrigas de los Borgia.
b. la conspiración (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 scheme to overthrow the government was discovered before it could be carried out.La conspiración para derrocar al gobierno fue descubierta antes de que se llevara a cabo.
c. la maquinación (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).
I promise you I have no secret schemes.Te prometo que no hay ninguna maquinación secreta por mi parte.
5. (design)
a. el plan (M) (divine)
(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).
Doesn't everyone want to know where they belong in the grand scheme of things?¿No querría todo el mundo saber qué lugar le corresponde en el plan divino?
b. el orden (M) (of the universe)
(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).
Our planet is minuscule in the scheme of the universe.Nuestro planeta es minúsculo en el orden del universo.
a. el plan (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).
Workers were protesting the changes to the pension scheme.Los trabajadores protestaban por los cambios introducidos en el plan de pensiones.
a. el esquema (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).
In the scheme of the play, this character represents human weakness.En el esquema de la novela, este personaje representa la debilidad humana.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
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