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asignatura

subject

noun ah-seeg-nah-TOO-rah Rare

Also means

course

Usage Note

Asignatura refers to a school or university subject or course — asignatura obligatoria (required course) vs asignatura optativa (elective). The phrase asignatura pendiente (literally a subject still to be passed) is a common idiom meaning an unresolved issue or something that still needs to be tackled in life.

Examples

"La asignatura de historia es obligatoria este año."

Natural Translation

The history subject is compulsory this year.

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