welfare

welfare(
wehl
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fehr
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la asistencia social
(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 government's welfare system needs a complete overhaul.Es necesario hacer una revisión a fondo del sistema de asistencia social del gobierno.
2. (benefit payments)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. las prestaciones sociales
(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)
He lost his job two years ago and has been on welfare ever since.Perdió el trabajo hace dos años y desde entonces vive de las prestaciones sociales.
a. el bienestar
(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)
Our prime concern is the welfare of the refugees.Nuestra mayor preocupación es el bienestar de los refugiados.
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