Polyglot Dictionary

persecución

/peɾsekuˈsjon/

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

Forms

plural
persecuciones

Meaning

  1. pursuit

    • Hubo una persecución.

      There was a chase.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

chase your tail

Close, figuratively — a pursuit relates to "chasing your tail."

English

pastime

Close, formally — "pursuit" relates to a pastime.

French

quête

Close, figuratively — a pursuit relates to a quest.

Practice

1 What does persecución mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hubo una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches persecución?

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