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pasantía

internship

noun pah-sahn-TEE-ah Rare

Also means

traineeship

Usage Note

Pasantía is the standard term for a supervised work placement or internship in most of Latin America; in Spain the preferred word is prácticas (fem. pl.). The word comes from pasante (trainee), originally used for law and medicine apprentices.

Examples

"Consiguió una pasantía en una empresa de tecnología."

Natural Translation

She got an internship at a technology company.

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