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contemplación

contemplation

noun kohn-tem-plah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

consideration

Usage Note

Contemplación means both the act of quietly observing or meditating and, in the plural, leniency or indulgence: sin contemplaciones means 'without mercy' or 'bluntly', a very common idiomatic expression. Learners often miss this plural idiom, which is entirely different from the singular's meditative sense.

Examples

"Se perdió en la contemplación del paisaje."

Natural Translation

She lost herself in the contemplation of the landscape.

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