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reciente

recent

adjective rreh-SYEN-teh Less Common

Usage Note

Reciente is invariable for gender (el cambio reciente / la noticia reciente) but takes a regular plural recientes. The adverb form is recientemente, though in speech it is often shortened to recién before a participle (recién llegado = 'just arrived'). Recién alone is a common Latinamericanism used as 'just now.'

Examples

"Las noticias recientes son preocupantes."

Natural Translation

The recent news is worrying.

Literal Translation

The news recent are worrying

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