Polyglot Dictionary

gobierno

/ɡoˈβjeɾno/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los gobiernos

Meaning

  1. government

    • El gobierno anunció nuevas medidas.

      The government announced new measures.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective

Similar words

régimen

Worth distinguishing: gobierno is neutral, "government"; régimen often carries a negative connotation, implying an authoritarian government.

Similar in other languages

French

gouvernement

gouvernement is the French word for the same thing — both mean "government."

Portuguese

governo

governo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "government."

Practice

1 What does gobierno mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ anunció nuevas medidas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gobierno?

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