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comercial

commercial, business

adjective koh-mehr-SYAHL Common

Also means

advertisement, TV commercial (noun)

Usage Note

Comercial as an adjective describes anything trade or business related — zona comercial ('shopping district'). As a noun (el comercial), it means a sales representative in Spain, or a TV/radio advertisement in Latin America. This noun sense is an important false-friend trap: a Spanish learner might expect anuncio for 'advert'.

Examples

"Es una zona muy comercial."

Natural Translation

It's a very commercial area.

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