comprensión

understanding

noun kohm-pren-SYOHN Rare

Also means

comprehension

Usage Note

Comprensión covers both intellectual understanding (la comprensión del texto) and sympathetic tolerance of others (tiene mucha comprensión con sus alumnos). The adjective is comprensivo/a, which is a false friend: it means 'understanding/tolerant', NOT 'comprehensive' — use exhaustivo or integral for that sense. The plural comprensiones is grammatically valid but rarely used; the noun is typically treated as uncountable.

Examples

"La comprensión lectora mejora con la práctica."

Natural Translation

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