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feminine

/natuɾaˈleθa/ ES

/natuɾaˈlesa/ MX

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Translation

nature

Word origin

From Latin natura ('birth, nature'), from nasci ('to be born'). The same root gives English nature and natural.

Origin: Latin
Root: natura
English cognates: nature, natural, native

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralnaturalezas

Examples

She loves nature and the mountains.

She is by nature a very calm person.

We must respect nature.

tiende .

Human nature tends to seek easy pleasure.

, .

At the park, the children discover nature little by little.

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This word is part of lesson 25.