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intención

intention

noun een-ten-SYON Less Common

Also means

purpose

Usage Note

Intención is feminine and pluralizes regularly to intenciones. The common phrase con buena/mala intención means 'with good/bad intentions.' The verb intentar means 'to try,' and tener la intención de is the standard way to say 'to intend to.'

Examples

"No era mi intención ofenderte."

Natural Translation

It was not my intention to offend you.

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