veteran

el veterano

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (military)

a. el veterano

(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)

, la veterana

(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)

Thousands of war veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.Miles de veteranos de guerra sufren de trastorno por estrés postraumático

b. el excombatiente

(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)

, la excombatiente

(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)

The French Ambassador presented 12 British veterans with the Légion d'honneur for their role in the liberation of France.El embajador de Francia condecoró a 12 excombatientes británicos con la Legión de honor por su desempeño en la liberación de Francia.

2. (experienced person)

a. el veterano

(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)

, la veterana

(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)

Joe is a veteran of the space program with four missions to space under his belt.Joe es un veterano del programa espacial con cuatro misiones en el espacio en su haber.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

3. (experienced)

a. veterano

Garcia was a veteran police officer who had been promoted to station commander the previous year.García era una veterana agente de policía que el año pasado había sido ascendida a comisaria.

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