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la

feminine

/ˈbeθ/ ES

/ˈbes/ MX

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Translation

time, occasion

Word origin

From Latin vicis ('a turn, a change, an occasion'), the same root that gives the English prefix vice- in the sense of 'in place of'.

Origin
Latin
Root
vicis
English cognates
vicissitude, vicar, vice

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralvecesirregular

Examples

Sevilla.

This is the first time I have come to Seville.

.

Sometimes it is better to say nothing.

entenderlo.

I have read it three times and I still do not understand it.

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Every time he comes he brings a different gift.

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Perhaps tomorrow we will have better luck.

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