determinación

/deteɾminaˈsjon/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
determinaciones

Meaning

  1. determination

    • Actuó con determinación.

      He acted with determination.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

empeño

empeño implies determined effort or persistence toward a goal; determinación is more general, the firmness of resolve.

Similar in other languages

French

détermination

détermination is the French word for the same thing — both mean "determination."

Practice

1 What does determinación mean?

2 Fill the gap: Actuó con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches determinación?

noun

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