determinante

/deteɾmiˈnante/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
determinantes

Meaning

  1. decisive

    • Fue un factor determinante.

      It was a decisive factor.

Similar words

decisivo

decisivo and determinante are close synonyms for "decisive"; determinante is slightly more formal or technical, like a determining factor.

Similar in other languages

German

ausschlaggebend

ausschlaggebend is the German word for the same thing — both mean "decisive."

Portuguese

decisivo

decisivo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "decisive."

Practice

1 What does determinante mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue un factor ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches determinante?

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